05A.07. Our Biography

07 -- OUR BIOGRAPHY

I read of a man who was spending the winter at a noted resort, the guests noticed him from time to time, as he sat around the hotel, take a little book from his pocket, and when he would open it there would come an expression of sadness upon his face, he would turn the page and his expression would change to one of love and appreciation, then turning the second page a look of happiness would come, and with a smile he would close the book and return it to his pocket. They saw this repeated so many times and always these same expressions following each other as he turned the pages, that the curiosity of many was aroused. After he had been there some days, a guest more bold than the others engaged him in conversation and finally said, "I have noticed you a number of times looking at a little book and from the expressions on your face I would judge that you value it very highly."

"Yes," said the gentleman, taking the book from his pocket, "this is my biography."

"Your biography," said the questioner, "it does not look large enough for that, it only has a few pages."

"Only three," said the gentleman.

"And it is your biography?" he asked, "how can that be?"

"This," he said opening the little book to the first page which was black, "was the natural condition of my heart." Then turning the next page which was red he said, "This stands for the blood of Jesus." Then turning to the last page which was white, he continued, "This is how my heart has looked since it passed through the blood." This is also our biography, if we have been cleansed through the blood of Jesus.

"Savior, thou the debt hast paid, By thy cleansing I am made Whiter than the snow, whiter than the snow."

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