| A Chinese photographer was riding one day through the snow covered countryside of
interior China. His soul was troubled. He had been witnessing a great movement toward
Christianity among his friends since the Japanese invasion. He longed to know the
truth of what he had been hearing from Christian missionaries. As he rode along he
said, "Lord, if I could only see Thy face, I would believe," Instantly
a voice spoke to his heart, "Take a picture, Take a picture." He looked
out at the melting snow, forming pools of water and revealing here and there the
black earth. It was an unattractive scene Nevertheless, being thus strangely compelled,
the man descended and focused his camera on the snowy roadside. Curious to know the
outcome of the incident, he developed the film at once on returning to his home.
Out from among the black and white areas of the snow scene a face looked at him,
full of tenderness and love--the face of Christ! He became a Christian as the result.
And because the Chinese people think that God has in this wonderful way revealed
Hismelf to them in the hours of their trial, many have since found the Saviour through
the picture, as the story of it is told in various parts of China. |
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