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Salvation: HE TOOK MY PLACE
It is said that a man was seen in a cemetery at Nashville,
Tennessee, weeping bitterly. When asked the cause he replied, "I was
conscripted during the Civil War. I had a large family and a very sick
wife. We were very poor and it looked as though my family would all
starve. But I had a friend who was not quite old enough to be drafted.
He went to the authorities and stated the case and asked to become my
substitute. He was accepted. He took my place. He was killed in battle
and is buried here. This is his grave. He died for me. That's what
makes me weep. I am living because he is dead."
That was enough to make him weep. When we think of the
substitutional death of Christ, it seems that that should be
sufficient to break our hearts with gratitude.
By William Moses Tidwell, "Effective Illustrations."