The Farrells were praying for Anne to be saved. Her husband Dave had asked them to. They usually prayed as a family, including their little boy Steve. Steve was only four years old, but he already loved the Lord Jesus. He often told his parents that he was saved from his sins and would go to heaven, because the Lord Jesus had died for him too.
They decided to invite Dave and Anne over for dinner one evening. After dinner and a Bible reading, Steve went over to Anne and asked, “Why aren’t you saved? Don’t you want to go to heaven with us when the Lord Jesus comes?”
Anne looked down into his face and giggled, embarrassed. Then she said, “Oh, I don’t know.”
Steve, still looking up at her, said seriously, “It isn’t funny ... you shouldn’t laugh, because you could go to hell if you’re not saved.”
With tears in her eyes, Anne reached down and hugged the serious little boy. Although she did not accept the Lord Jesus as her Savior that night, what little Steve had said made her think.
In the Bible we read how the Lord Jesus found Peter and Andrew fishing. He called them and said, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men” (Matthew 4:1919And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. (Matthew 4:19)). From that time on, Peter and Andrew “fished” for men by telling them about the Lord Jesus and His love for them. We can be fishermen for the Lord Jesus too, and little Steve was being a good fisherman when he talked to Anne about the Lord Jesus.
Sometime later, the telephone rang and his mother told Steve that the call was for him. He heard, “Steve, this is Anne. I called to tell you that today I accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as my Savior, and I wanted you to be the first one to know. So now when the Lord Jesus comes, we will both be taken to heaven. I want to thank you, Steve, for praying for me.”
Wasn’t that a nice telephone call for a little boy to receive? Steve had helped to catch a “fish” for the Lord Jesus!
Messages of God’s Love 11/10/2024