Daniel Webster’s eldest daughter was married to John Colby, considered to be one of the most wicked, godless men in his neighborhood when it came to impious behavior. He seemed to have no respect for God and often used His name in a derisive manner. When Webster heard that Colby had undergone a change, he decided to call on him and see for himself.
On entering his daughter’s home, he noticed a large-print Bible opened on a table. Colby had been reading it before he answered Webster’s knock on the door. Colby asked Webster if he was a Christian. When he was assured of Webster’s faith, he suggested that they kneel together and pray.
After the visit, Webster told a friend, “Here was a man as unlikely to be a Christian as any I have ever seen; and he has gone his godless way until now, with old age and habits hard to change! Yet now he is a penitent, trusting, humble believer!” God never gave up on John Colby!
You are precious to God. The Bible says that He knew and loved you long before you were even aware of Him. No matter how you have treated Him in the past, He has never given up on you. Ask Him and find out for yourself.
You created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. —Psalm 139: 13-14