A Hindu Becomes a Christian
Many years ago, an English officer, who was in charge of a British station in India, received a message telling him to return to England for a while. He had quite a few Indian people working for him, and wondered who would be able to take his place while he was gone. He was far away from any missionary station. What should he do? He prayed about it and asked the Lord for guidance.
The officer decided to ask one of the natives to take charge. He was a heathen man, but he was respectable, honest, and faithful. Before he left, the officer gave the new supervisor a Bible. He urged him to read it, for in it he would find everything he needed for happiness.
More than a year passed before he could return to India. On his homeward journey, the officer wondered how he would find things. It was a Saturday evening when he got back to his station, and when Sunday morning came, he looked out of his window and was delighted to see how nice everything looked.
At about ten o’clock the officer heard a bell ring. Then he saw some of the workmen as well as some of the villagers gather together at the schoolhouse nearby his house. After a while he heard singing. He wondered what it all meant.
“The ‘sahib’ did this while you were away, sir. They sing, and pray, and then the man reads to them out of the Bible, and talks to the people about salvation in Jesus Christ.”
Suddenly, the officer understood! Could this really be the result of the Bible he had given to the new Supervisor? This was wonderful news for the British officer. When he left, this man was a heathen. He hated and despised the religion of Jesus. And now, was he really a Christian?
The officer hurried over to the schoolhouse. After the service, the supervisor told him what had happened. He had been curious about what was in the Bible, so he began to read it. The Holy Spirit showed him that he was a sinner, but also that Jesus Christ is the only Savior for sinners. He was led to hate sin, to pray to God, and to love Jesus Christ.
Question:
What did the Holy Spirit show the supervisor?
Scripture reading: Acts 8 : 26 – 40
Source: How God Stopped The Pirates and Other Devotional by Joel R.Beeke & Diana Kleyn.