A Prayer-Meeting in Hell!
IllustrationStory★★★An aged minister fancied that he had committed the unpardonable sin. At last, after much conflict, he submitted to what he mistakenly considered was the will of God, that he should be lost. Then something within him whispered— “Suppose there is a hell for you, what would you, with your disposition and habits, do there?” The quick answer was, “I would set up a prayer-meeting,” and with the words came the light of God to show him the absurdity of it all. The fact that one fears that he has committed this sin is the sure proof that he has not.
D. L. Moody, Anecdotes and Illustrations (©1898, public domain)
The point
A minister who feared he had committed the unpardonable sin found reassurance in realizing that fearing it is proof he had not.
Scripture
Mark 3:28-29
Audience
Adults
Tone
Comforting · Encouraging
To tell aloud
under a minute · 101 words