Dear Grandma,
Happy Birthday. I sure hope you have a nice birthday. Last week sometime I was galloping Ladybird and I had glasses on and my hand slipped and I fell off and her foot hit me un the head, and it was sore for a few days. But she came back to me and I think she was sorry. And Grandma not too long ago one night before mommy came in to tell me goodnight I was thinking about the Lord Jesus and I knew that I was a real sinner I accepted the Lord Jesus as my Saviour and I was so happy that I ran downstairs to tell daddy and mommy and I was so happy that night I wanted to tell everybody. The next day I almost did. And I am so glad He died for you as well as me. There could not be anything more wonderful.
Happy Birthday
Very much love and kisses
Susan
The letter on the front page, which is a birthday letter from Susan to her Grandma, made her Grandma and Grandpa very happy. Do you know why it made them happy? Was it because Susan did not get badly hurt when she fell off her horse Ladybird? Was it because Susan had included, “Very much love and kisses,” for her Grandma? Yes, both answers are right, but there is something else in the letter that made them so happy.
What really made both Grandma and Grandpa happy was Susan’s telling them she had accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her Saviour. They had both been praying for her and their other grandchildren, that each one might be saved. To get such a clear confession from one of them was the best birthday present that Grandma could receive.
How many of you boys and girls have parents or grandparents or other relatives who are praying for you? Have you made them happy by telling them that you have accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour? If you haven’t, why not tell them right away. If they do not live close to you, you could write them a letter, just like Susan did. It will make not only them happy, but we know from the Bible that “who-so trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.” Proverbs 16:2020He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he. (Proverbs 16:20). If you have not accepted Him as your own Saviour, why not do it right now, and then tell someone. “If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” Romans 10:99That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (Romans 10:9).
ML-07/05/1981