Teddy was very fond of reading books that began with a story, but if it happened to touch upon the subject of salvation, he would quickly put it down and read no more. One day he picked up a book and looked at the title which was, “Though Your Sins be as Scarlet.” He didn’t like the title very well but he took it up and read the most interesting parts.
Teddy found that those words kept ringing in his ears, “Though your sins be as scarlet.” He knew he had committed many sins, and he knew too that they were all known to God. Night after night he went to bed, but could not sleep.
“At last the night of decision came. The clock had struck eleven; Satan whispered, “Time enough yet, wait until you are a little older.” But God said, “NOW.” He came down stairs and was met by his father and mother who had been praying for their boy.
Teddy burst into tears. “Oh father, I’m such a great sinner.”
“Jesus is a great Saviour, Teddy,” replied his father.
Together they knelt and settled the question. Teddy accepted Jesus as his Saviour, and brightly confessed Him before his parents and his friends.
Messages of the Love of God 3/21/1948