A FEW days ago I met a little girl to whom I said,
“Do you know that Jesus loves you?”
Her face lighted up with a simple smile of confidence, and the ready answer came,
“O! yes, sir.”
“How do you know that?”
“Because the Bible says so.”
“But, as you speak about the Bible, my dear, I must tell you that that Holy Book says that we have all sinned and come short of the glory of God, and that there is none righteous—no, not one.”
“But Jesus said, ‘Suffer little children to come unto Me,’” she replied.
“But you are a sinner. You have done many naughty things. What makes you think He would receive you?”
“The Bible says He died for sinners, and therefore He died for me.”
“That is a very great thing for a little girl like you to say. How can you be so sure about it?”
“Because the Bible says so.”
“The Bible also says that Jesus will come again soon and receive His people to Himself. How would you feel if He were to come now while you and I are talking?”
“I should be very happy.”
“Why would you be happy?”
“Because He would take me to be with Himself forever.”
“And how long have you been able to say this, my child?”
“Some weeks, sir.”
This was simple, child-like faith, and I found that she showed by her ways, that the confession of her lips was the real working of the Spirit of God in her soul.
We know that God is Love, because the Bible says so, and when we believe God’s Word, our hearts answer to its truth. Are you quite sure that Jesus came to this earth to save sinners? Are you sure that you are saved? You may be quite sure because the Bible says so.
ML 10/31/1937