Last week we learned of how God called "practical" Christians to Uganda in Africa. One man that answered the call and went to Uganda was Alexander MacKay. Alexander was a workman. He built roads, houses, boats and made hoes, rakes, plows and machines. King Mutesa of Uganda was very interested in Alexander because he helped his people. King Mutesa and Alexander were friends. One would think the people of Uganda would soon become Christians, but it was six years after Stanley's letter that the first person was baptized. One day Alexander was sitting in his grass house feeling that he had done very little since he came to King Mutesa's land. As far as he knew there was no one in all the country, not even the king, whom he could call a real Christian. That day, however, something strange happened. A letter came to the missionary. It was from Sebrea, one of his first pupils. The letter had only two sentences in it but it was the best news Alexander had heard in a long, long time. Sebrea first sentence said that he had good news for Alexander. The next sentence said that Sebrea believed the words of Jesus and wanted to be baptized by Alexander. Sebrea was not the king of Uganda. Sebrea was not a wealthy man. Sebrea was not an award winning athlete or hunter. Sebrea was only a slave boy. And Sebrea was one of the happiest persons in Uganda along with Alexander. Sebrea was the first person to become a Christian in Uganda.
All the work Alexander did was good and very important in helping the people of Uganda. But, what thrilled his heart was to see Sebrea come to know Jesus as his Lord and Savior. This is what workmen and missionaries labor for. This is a good work.
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by grace, comfort and strengthen your hearts in every good work and word.
It is good news when a missionary hears that someone they served becomes a Christian.
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 (NASB)
Devotional Story Reference: Children's Missionary Story - Sermons / The Slave Boy Missionary, By Hugh T. Keer, 1915
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