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INFIDELITY CONQUERED

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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 13, 1876

FromThe Review and Herald, Review and Herald, Vol. 47, No. 15.

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INFIDELITY CONQUERED.

“The weakness of God is stronger than men.”
One of our devoted Christian women, whose meat and drink is to serve Christ, was called in God's providence to hold a meeting in a small town. The pastor of the church met her at the railroad station, and informed her she would be entertained at a very pleasant home of one of his members, but her husband was an infidel, and said, He will be very glad, as such men generally are, to engage in discussions. Assuring the minister she had not the slightest objection to be entertained there, she said she would most surely seek the welfare of her kind friends.
Kindly she was welcomed, both by himself and wife. After tea the lady handed the Bible to her guest, who read from its sacred pages, and then poured out her soul to God for this family. Out of courtesy the gentleman accompanied the lady, with his wife, to the house of prayer. People listened with rapt attention to the earnest words of this messenger of Christ. Our infidel friend listened and tried to fortify his mind against the truth of God. He tried not to believe the things he had heard from the word of God, through this lady.
On reaching home he astonished her by saying, “I am an infidel, and don't at all believe what I heard this evening.” The lady expressed her regret, adding, “All of these truths are matters of experience—just as tangible—as real—as your emotions of joy at success in business, or in any other pursuit.”
He replied, “I don't know any thing of that experience you speak of; it's all foreign to me.” The lady then narrated, in a calm and impressive manner, how she had been brought out of darkness into God's marvelous light; how, when conscious of her sinfulness before God, she prayed, “God be merciful to me, a sinner,” how her prayer was heard and answered; how she was led to trust in Christ alone for salvation. “And now,” she added, “it is the joy of my heart and delight of my soul to lead others to Jesus.”
The man listened with amazement to this recital, saying, “Wonderful! wonderful!” “Yes,” said she, “and true as wonderful, and this blessedness shall be yours when you come to Jesus and sincerely seek it.” He requested her to pray for him. She did so, then and there, and soon afterward learned he was in his right mind, sitting at the feet of Jesus. A Christian experience is more than a match for infidelity.—Sel.