A poor widowed mother lived alone with her little son Edgar. One day she was taken very sick; she felt that she was not long for this world. Before she passed away, she called little Edgar to her side and said to him: “Jesus will take care of you, my darling. Do not be afraid when I am gone. Ask the Lord Jesus for what you need, He will give it to you.”
Soon Edgar began to feel very cold and hungry. He called to his mother, but she did not answer. Then the tears began to run down the little fellow’s cheeks. The day wore on, but still no one came to help, and he thought of his mother’s parting words. He was only a small boy and had not yet learned where to find the Lord Jesus, of whom his mother had so often spoken. So what do you think he did? Well, he wrote Him a letter, and it went something like this: “Dear Lord Jesus: Mother said you would help me. I am very hungry. Will you come and bring me something to eat? I am cold, too; and the fire has gone out. Please come soon. Signed, Your little boy, Edgar.”
The words were written in large sprawling letters, and very badly spelled. However, he folded it up, and wrote on the outside— “To Jesus.” Then he ran off down the road to the Post Office to put it into the letter box. Sitting down on the grass in the little village square, he waited for the answer. He was quite sure the answer would come. Every now and then he went to the window at the Post Office and asked if there was a letter for him. No answer came, and he was getting more and more hungry.
That afternoon, as the postmaster was sorting the mail, he came to the small boy’s letter. He looked at it for a moment; then he tossed it to one side and went on sorting the rest.
At supper time, the postman said to his wife: “By the way, there was such a curious letter in the box today. I wonder who could have written it?” His wife went and got the letter and they read it over together. The postmaster was a kindhearted man, but he himself was poor, and he wondered what could be done for the hungry boy.
That afternoon a Christian lady came into the Post Office. She had a tender heart, and she was also quite well-to-do. The postman showed her Edgar’s letter and her heart was touched as she read it. She immediately set out to find the little boy, and so under the Lord’s good hand Edgar’s letter was answered that very day, for the kind lady took him to her own home. There he had plenty to eat, nice clothes to wear, and he went to school too. She became a real mother to the orphan boy, for she loved him for the Lord Jesus’ sake.
Now those who know the Lord Jesus as their Saviour and Friend, do not need to write Him a letter. They can simply talk to Him in prayer, for He is very near. The Bible tells us, “The Lord is nigh unto all that call upon Him.”
Have you ever called upon Him, dear young reader? You must first find Him as your Saviour, the One who has died to put away your sins. He will not keep you waiting for salvation. Do you realize that you are a sinner, and that God must punish sin? If you come to Jesus, you will find One who has borne the punishment you deserve, so that if in repentance you accept Him into your heart, you will be saved. Then you will have Him, not only as a Saviour, but as a Friend, and One who will take care of you all along life’s pathway. When He comes, He will take you to be with Himself forever.
“The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in truth.” Psa. 145: 18.
ML 10/01/1967