Have You a Story?   

The Bible says, “Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.” Luke 13:23-30 (KJV)

Henry Ernest Nichol, a British musician and hymn writer born on December 10, 1862, in Hull, Yorkshire, England. Nichol studied civil engineering before pursuing music, earning a bachelor’s degree in music from Oxford University in 1888. He composed around 130 hymns, often for children, and frequently used the pseudonym Colin Sterne. His work, “We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations” was first published in a London hymnal in 1896 and appeared in the United States in 1908. It is a hymn which is a call to global evangelism. The lyrics reflect the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20), urging Christians to proclaim Christ’s salvation to all nations until “the darkness shall turn to dawning, and the dawning to noonday bright”. Each verse portrays the transformative power of the gospel—from sin to salvation, sorrow to gladness, and war to peace—culminating in the ultimate triumph of Christ’s kingdom over the earth.

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         Daily Chronological Bible Reading: Luke 12-13