McCheyne's Question to the Fireman
Story★★★★The sainted Robert Murray McCheyne of Dundee halted once at an engine house by a stone quarry, when the fireman was opening the furnace door to throw in some fresh coal. McCheyne, pointing into the bright, hot flame, said kindly to the man, “Does that fire remind you of anything?” The man could not shake off the solemn impression produced by the startling question. It led him to attend the house of God, and was a turning point in his spiritual history.
The point
Robert Murray McCheyne, seeing a furnace door opened at a stone quarry, pointed to the bright flames and asked a fireman 'Does that fire remind you of anything?' The solemn question led the man to attend church and became a turning point in his conversion.
Scripture
Matthew 3:12
Audience
Adults
Tone
Convicting · Serious · Impactful
To tell aloud
under a minute · 82 words