He Is Converted to God.
By M. Wood
How do I know it? His actions prove it beyond a doubt. It is an old saying and a true one, that “actions speak louder than words.” If you want to know whether a man is converted to God or not, watch his actions; for by their fruit ye shall know them. The humble follower of the meek and lowly Jesus will be known by his works. You will always find him like a faithful sentinel at his post, armed and ready to repel the enemy at every turn. He will lead a humble, devoted, self-sacrificing life, whether at home or abroad. You will find him among the foremost in every enterprise connected with a holy cause. Pass to him a subscription paper connected with the cause of God. Down goes his name for even a larger sum than what we thought he could afford. And when the time comes round for the amount to be paid, he does it cheerfully, wishing he could do more. The best he has he gives to the Lord. He does not search his wallet for tattered and torn shin-plasters, but he gives clean, bright money into the Lord’s treasury; never a bill on some far away bank, of which he has doubts whether it is genuine, thinking such good enough for the missionary cause. No, indeed. The true convert carries the evidence of piety with him in all his conduct. He gives to the Lord the best he has, both of time and money. And who, for a moment, can doubt the piety of such a person? M. WOOD.