“I am going to be with Jesus” were about the last words of Stanley T., another of our little friends who was answering the questions in our paper, and has gone to be with Lord. He was a little boy of 12 years old, and we are glad to say that he had given proof for some time that he was trusting in the Lord Jesus as his Saviour. He was taken ill on the 5th day of October, 1903, and within 5 days he was absent from the body and present with the Lord. During the last half day of his illness, he repeatedly said to his father, “I am going to be with Jesus.” There was no doubt of this in his mind, for he had taken God at His word, and that gives full assurance in the hour of death.
It was not thought that he was seriously ill until the last day, and when the doctor was called in, he said he could do nothing for him. This was a sudden call for the little boy, and if he had put off accepting Christ as his Saviour until he knew that, he was going to die, what a serious matter it would have been for him. It might have been too late, and he would have gone into the presence of the Lord unprepared. None of our little readers know the time when they will have to leave this world and meet their God, and perhaps, may have to go as suddenly as little Stanley, therefore, how important it is to decide for Christ as your Saviour at once. The only time you can call your own is NOW. His word says, “Behold, NOW is the accepted time; behold, NOW is the day of salvation.” 2 Cor. 6:22(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succored thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) (2 Corinthians 6:2). God never promises you a future opportunity of accepting Christ; He never tells you that He will save you on a death bed if you wait until then. The only time that He offers you salvation is NOW. Then be wise, little children, and place your trust in Him at once, and then if you were to be called from this world as suddenly as Stanley was, you will be able to say as he did, “I am going to be with Jesus.”
ML 02/28/1904