Twenty-sixth Mountain Peak
"How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that sailh unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!" Isaiah 52:7
WHAT A PRIVILEGE it is to have beautiful feet! Of all the members of the body, our feet arc the least beautiful. When we compare our feet with our hands, or ears, we find our feet are dirty. We may wash them several times, but they still look dirty. But we can get beautiful feet, as we convey the message of salvation to our friends and neighbours. Every believer should be a witness of the Lord Jesus Christ. We need not be trained as a speaker or a teacher to give the Word. A few words to somebody by His help can bring salvation.
One day, after the meeting was over, a preacher appealed that if any wanted to be saved they should raise their hands. A good number raised their hands, but one man looked very sad and unhappy. A small girl, not more 12 years old, went up to him and said: "Sir do not you want to be saved. You are looking so unhappy. Why don't you accept the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour now?" He said, "I am a professor of the New Testament in a Bible College". Then she said, "The Lord can save even a professor. You come to Him", The little girl witnessed to him about the Lord Jesus Christ, and she meant what she said. She was not joking, because she knew the Lord Jesus Christ by experience. She was bold enough to say: "You have no peace, but I know that my Lord can forgive you and give peace". A few words are sufficient to show the way of salvation, and by proclaiming the good news everyone can have beautiful feet. It is indeed an honour to convey the good news to many people in many places, and the Lord often uses foolish and weak vessels to convey His message and to save souls.
We had a procession in North India some years ago. A small boy offered a gospel to an Aryasamajist, and the man tore it up into pieces, but the boy said, "Sir, you have torn the paper, but you cannot tear the gospel or its message." A Mohammedan passing by overheard these words. He said to the Aryasamajist, "The small boy has more wisdom than you have", the man apologised and bought a gospel. The Lord can use little children and illiterate people to give the gospel. Only a few words given and the hearer is able to see his sins and ask the Lord for forgiveness and become the witness of the Lord Jesus. Do you have beautiful feet? Then ask the Lord to give you some. We can give the message of the living and true God to all those who are round about us, who are going through trials, sufferings and hardships. Nobody can wipe the tears of those who are going through suffering, but we can go to them and say, "Trust in the Lord Jesus. He will wipe your tears. He will heal you if you are sick. He will give you all you want and protect you". Thus you find many have become the feet of the Lord Jesus Christ. We can give the message of the living God, to all people with all power for all their need. It does not need much knowledge and wisdom to do that.
A man was looking for peace and went to pastors and preachers in search of it, but nobody could help him. One day while walking in the street, one poor man going in the same direction saw this man looking miserable and offered him a tract saying, "Sir, the Lord Jesus by His precious Blood, can wash away your sins and forgive you" and went away. The man who received the tract could not forget the words of the poor man who gave the tract to him. So he went into his room, knelt down and prayed: "Lord forgive me all my sins and give me peace". Then he went to the pastor and said, "I have found peace". The Pastor said. "At last my labours have been rewarded". The man said. "It is not by you. Sir, but by a poor man". He had been transformed by someone having the courage to give a few words of testimony or a message, and himself became a witness of the Lord Jesus Christ. What about you? Have you ugly or beautiful feet? Are you ashamed of your feet? God says, that ugly feet can become beautiful by giving the word of salvation to others.