A soldier boy had been troubled because of his sins. He had tried to find peace, but somehow he had not found it,
“Tommy,” said the chaplain; “did you ever hear how Jack got to be a soldier?”
“No sir,” said Tommy, “how was it?”
“Jack was only eighteen,” explained the chaplain. “He applied for admission in the army. He was refused.
“‘You are two inches short,’ the officer told him. ‘And you have that crippled foot.’
“Jack was heart-broken. He could never be a soldier, he thought. He told me about it one day.
“‘I’ll tell you what you can do,’ I said. ‘I have a friend who is a doctor. He trains young athletes. Put yourself in his hands. He’ll make a soldier out of you, I promise.’
“Jack went to the doctor and talked things over.
“‘If you’ll quit depending on that brace, and put yourself in my hands, I’ll make a soldier of you,’ the doctor promised.
“Jack did that very thing. He took off his brace and put himself in the door’s hands. He did as the doctor said. He depended on him. The doctor fixed his bad foot. He gave him some special treatments. And he made good his promise. He made a soldier out of Jack.”
“God makes you a promise just as that doctor did. He says, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.’ That means put yourself in Jesus’ hands.” Tommy drew a long breath.
“Why, sir,” he said, “is it as simple as that? I can trust Him to save me right now.”
Tommy did just that. He put himself into the hands of Jesus. He depended on Jesus to save him. And he found the peace that passeth understanding—it is the peace of heart that Jesus Christ gives to all who really trust Him.
The Bible makes it very clear that one does not become a Christian when he reaches a certain age, nor because his father and mother are Christians; that one does not become a Christian because he goes to Sunday school and church, nor because he tries to be honest and truthful. He becomes a Christian only by believing on Jesus as his Saviour from sin.
Here are three verses that tell you how to be saved,
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