PROPERTY---- NOT  FOR  SALE

 

Some time ago a minister in California announced that he would speak the next Sunday over the radio on " HEAVEN".  During that week the minister received a letter from an old man who was very ill. In this letter was one of the most beautiful expressions of FAITH that has been my privilege to read. The letter read, in part, as follows:

 

"Next Sunday you are to talk about "HEAVEN". I am interested in that land, because I have held a clear title to a bit of property there for over 55 years. I did not buy it. It was given to me without money, and without price. But the donor purchased it for me at a tremendous sacrifice. I am not holding it for speculation since the title is not transferable. It is not a vacant lot. For more than half a century I have been sending material out of which the greatest architect and builder of the universe has been building a home for me, which will never need to be repaired because it will suit me perfectly, individually and would never grow old."

 

"Termites can never undermine its foundation for they rest upon the Rock of Ages.  Fire cannot destroy it. Floods cannot wash it away.  No locks or bolts will ever be placed upon its doors, for no vicious person can ever enter that land where my dwelling stands almost completed and almost ready for me to enter and abide in peace eternally, without passing through that dark valley of shadows but I am not afraid, because the best Friend that I ever had went through the same valley -- long, long ago and drove away all its gloom. He has stuck by me through thick and thin since we first became acquainted 55 years ago, and I hold His promise in printed form, never to forsake nor to leave me alone. He will be with me as I walk through the valley of the shadow, and I shall not lose my way when He is with me."

 

"I hope to hear your sermon on " HEAVEN" next Sunday from my home in Los Angeles, California, but I have no assurance that I shall be able to do so. My ticket to HEAVEN has no date marked for the journey--- no return coupon-- and no permit for baggage.  Yes, I am all ready to go and I may not be here while you are talking next Sunday evening, but I shall meet you there someday."