p. 195 | The Three Wishes

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 2, 1873

The Three Wishes.

I ASKED a student what three things he most wished? He said: “Give me books, health, and quiet, and I care for nothing more.” I asked a miser, and he cried, “Money—money—money!” I asked a pauper, and he faintly said, “Bread—bread—bread!” I asked a drunkard, and he loudly called, Strong drink. I asked the multitude around me, and they lifted up a confused cry, in which I heard the words, “Wealth, fame, and pleasure.” I asked a poor man, who had long borne the character of an experienced Christian: he replied, that all his wishes could be met in Christ. He spoke seriously, and I asked him to explain. He said, “I greatly desire these three things—first, that I may be found in Christ! secondly, that I may be like Christ! thirdly, that I may be with Christ.”