I love to hear stories of how people came to know Jesus Christ for themselves, of how God comes into their lives and completely changes them. Charles Spurgeon’s story of conversion shows us that there doesn’t need to be an eloquent preacher or an incredibly well written book for someone to come to Christ. Charles just went out for a walk on a wintery night and stumbled into a church. Let’s hear what happens next from Spurgeon himself:

At last, one snowy day, I found rather an obscure street and turned down a court, and there was a little chapel… So sitting down, the service went on, but no minister came. At last a very thin-looking man came into the pulpit. He opened the Bible and read these words: “Look unto me and be ye saved, all ye ends of the earth.” Just setting his eyes upon me, as if he knew me all by heart, he said: “Young man, you are in trouble!” Well, I was, sure enough. Says he: “You will never get out of it unless you look to Christ.” Then, lifting his eyes, he cried “Look, look, look!” I saw at once the way of salvation. O, how I did leap for joy at that moment!

Charles Spurgeon became known as the ‘Prince of Preachers’. His sermons drew thousands to his church. His books and writings were published across the world. And this was all because a young man heard a verse of scripture spoken in a cold and draughty chapel.

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