“Daddy, Daddy,” called a little voice all alone in the middle of the night.
“Yes, Son,” and Daddy was by his side in a minute. “What do you want?”
“I want you, Daddy. Don’t go away.”
Perhaps most of our little readers and older ones too, know what it is to feel lonely like that. The Lord Jesus understands perfectly, and He wants us to call upon Him, just like that.
Will He hear, if we call? We cannot see Him with our eyes, but He will certainly hear, for His Word says, “Call ye upon Him while He is near.” You cannot hear Him with your ears, but when you believe that God’s Word is true, then you know that He hears your call and comes. That is what we mean by “faith”—believing when we cannot see.
Our verse says to call upon Him “while He is near,” Is He not always near?
Yes, but after death, there is a great gulf fixed between you and the blessed Lord, if you die unsaved. That is why it is very important to call upon Him now, “while He is near.”
But I am a sinner, Will He listen to me? It is sinners like you who really need Him. Those who think they don’t need a Saviour, never really call upon Him at all, until they are lost in outer darkness, and then He is far away. But He is near now, listening for your call. Are you a sinner, lost and alone? Call upon Him. He knows your sin and He died to save you. Oh, call ye upon Him while He is near.
ML 04/15/1951