Marie was talking to her mother about what she had learned in Sunday school. She told her mother that she was not afraid to die.
“Why not?” her mother asked.
“Because the Lord Jesus died for me,” answered Marie.
“Yes, isn’t that wonderful,” commented her mother, “that He would die for sinners like us?”
Marie looked up at her mother and said, “Oh yes! And He forgives sinners, too, doesn’t He?”
Yes, Marie was right. The Lord Jesus is able, ready and willing to save anyone who will come to Him. Yet it is very important that we each admit that we are a sinner—a lost sinner on our way to hell. By admitting, or confessing, that we are a sinner, then we can turn to the One who died in our place when He was punished on the cross for our sins.
Have you made it a personal matter between you and God? It is not enough to believe about the Lord Jesus Christ. If you are to be saved, you need to accept Him as your very own Saviour.
ML-10/23/1983