by Pastor Jack Hyles (1926-2001)
CONVERTED UNDER HIS CAR
When I got to his house, he was working under the car. He was lying face up on a creeper and could not see me as I arrived.
"Hyles Mechanic Service!" I shouted.
"Who called you?" he asked.
"I was not called," I replied, "I was sent."
"Well, roll yourself under and see if you can see what is the trouble."
I got another creeper, laid down on it, and roiled myself under the car with him.
"Looks like to me you need the valves ground," I shouted.
"How can you tell from under here?"
"I am not talking about your car. I am talking about you."
"Who are you?" he asked.
"I am Pastor Hyles of First Baptist Church."
Then he became inquisitive, and I explained to him that he needed Christ as Saviour to make him a new creature and that he was in worse shape than the car. With both of us lying on our backs looking up at the bottom side of the car, I told him how to be saved. When time came to pray the sinner's prayer, he closed by saying, "Lord, I am just coming for a general overhauling." I didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so I did both. The next Sunday he came forward in our service professing his faith in Christ.
