A boy had been troubled because of his sins, and he had tried to find peace, but somehow he did not find it.
“Tommy, did you ever hear how Jack was saved?”
“No, sir, how was it?”
Jack had a crippled foot, and he was sad that he would grow up that way, and he told me about it.
“I’ll tell you what you can do,” I said. “I have a friend who is a doctor. Put yourself in his hands.”
Jack went to the doctor and talked things over.
“If you’ll quit depending on that brace, and put yourself in my hands, I will cure you.”
Jack did that very thing. He took off his brace and put himself in the doctor’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.
“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.
These three verses tell you how to be saved.
“God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16.
“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” John 3:36.
“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” Acts 16:31.
ML 06/10/1945