The following article came to me recently and I contended that I should pass it on.  It has been slightly edited and a conclusion added.

 

   Back in the 50's there was a well known radio comedian/song writer in Hollywood named Stuart Hamblin who was noted for his drinking, womanizing, partying, etc. One of his bigger hits at the time was "I won't go hunting with you Jake, but I'll go chasing women."

   One day, along came a young preacher holding a tent revival.  Hamblin had him on his radio show presumably to poke fun at him.
In order to gather more material for his show, Hamblin showed up at one of the revival meetings. Early in the service the preacher announced, "There is one man in this audience who is a big fake."  There were probably others who thought the same thing, but Hamblin was convinced that he was the one the preacher was talking  about  (some  would call that conviction) but he was having

none of that.

 

   Still the words continued to haunt him until a couple of nights later he showed up drunk at the preacher's hotel door around 2AM demanding that the preacher pray for him!  But the preacher refused, saying, "This is between you and God and I'm not going to get in the middle of it." But he did invite Stuart in and they talked until  about 5 AM at which point Stuart dropped to his knees and with tears, cried out to God.   

 

   But that  is  not  the  end  of  the  story.  Stuart quit drinking, quit

                                     

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chasing women, quit everything that was 'fun.' Soon he began to lose favor with the Hollywood crowd. (This is called repentance), He was ultimately fired by the radio station when he refused to accept a beer company as a sponsor.  He was baptized.

 

    Hard times were upon him.  He tried writing a couple of "Christian" songs but the only one that had much success was "This Old House", written for his friend Rosemary Clooney.

   

    As he continued to struggle, a long time friend named John took him aside and told him, "All your troubles started when you 'got religion,'  Was it worth it all?" Stuart answered simply, "Yes." Then his friend asked, "You liked your booze so much, don't you ever miss it?"  And  his  answer  was,  "No."   John  then  said,   "I  don't

understand how you could give it up so easily."
   

    Stuart's response was, "It's no big secret. All things are possible with God."  To this John said, "That's a catchy phrase. You should write a song about it."   And as they say, "The rest is history."  The song Stuart wrote was "It Is No Secret."  It is no secret what God can do. What He's done for others, He'll do for you. With arms wide open, He'll welcome you. It is no secret, what God can do...."

 

   Isn’t it wonderful how God has touched lives throughout the ages.  Many have experienced God’s saving grace as Stuart Hamblin did.  The Big Question is, has He touched your life?   Don’t fool around until it is eternally too late.  Plainly, don’t get short changed.  Let’s be ready to meet our Maker.  The Bible (in Acts) teaches that to avoid hell and gain heaven - one must:

1) Believe In Jesus As Savior (16:31)  2) Repent Of Sins  (17:30)  

3) Confess Christ Audibly (8:37)  4) Be Baptized In  Water (2:38)  

5) Live A  Christian Life (14:22)   6) Be Active In the Church (2:47)

 

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