One day a group of families got together to visit a place where we children had not been before. While we were playing, I ran over alone to investigate a fountain that was set in a large cement pool. The water had been turned off and the pool was drained. There was just a lot of green slime in the bottom of the empty pool.
“I’m going to jump in!” I called to the other boys who couldn’t see that the pool was empty.
“No you’re not!” they called back.
“Yes I am!” I yelled as I jumped in. What I didn’t know was that the green slime was slicker than ice. Down I crashed, hitting my head sharply against the pool!
Oh, I hurt all over, and I was scared I was going to die. Of course, the boys ran over to see if I was okay, and they got me out. My head was hurting and throbbing, and I was still frightened.
Later that night when I was lying in bed beside my brother, I started to cry.
“What’s wrong?” he asked.
“I’m scared. Do you know how to get saved?”
“Ummm, I think I’d better get Dad,” my brother answered.
When Dad came in, he sat on the edge of the bed and went over some of the same Bible verses I’d heard so often. We talked about Romans 3:23—”All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God”; 1 Corinthians 15:3—”Christ died for our sins”; and John 3:16—”God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” But this time there was a difference in me. God had my attention, and I knew that those verses were the words of a loving God speaking to a frightened little boy. That night I let Jesus wash my sins away, and then I knew for sure that He loved me and had saved me. From that time on I knew that whatever happened, my sins were gone and I would someday live in heaven with Him.
God wants to speak to you too. I don’t know exactly what words He’ll use, but I do know He loves you and wants to save you from your sins. Will you let Him?
ML-09/30/2012