The Value of the Word of God

A signaler writes: ― “I thank you for your precious present; it is most certainly precious to me as a young Christian. The reason I wrote to you for one of your Testaments was because the one I had has been worn by constant wear and tear in the trenches for over six months. I have been a Christian for three years, and during that time I have found the real value of the Word of God, and also the presence of an ‘unseen Saviour,’ Jesus Christ. I have tested His keeping powers on the field of battle, and praise His holy name, the grace that saved me is also able to keep me. On the eve of June 30th the eve of the great battle, I spent all my time in close communion with God, because I knew that when the morrow dawned we would have to undergo one of the severest ordeals in the course of our life. When I finished my prayers, I got on to my feet like a ‘young giant refreshed with new wine.’ I had such great confidence in God, and I was prepared for any emergency. As I went into battle next morning these were the words that rang in my ears, ‘Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.’ Dear Doctor, if you know of any who are coming out here, do beg of them to accept Christ before they come, for after seven months of this awful War I may say that the greatest enemy we have out here is our old enemy sin.... Before I close I beg an interest in your prayers for this section and for myself... I pray that God’s richest blessing may rest on your good work among the soldiers, and may the sweet peace of God rest and abide with you until ‘the morning dawns and the shadows flee away.’―R.W.”