Little Joe was the eldest of the family, and the only boy. His parents felt very sad when he was taken ill, and the doctor said he could not get better, but although only nine years old, Joe himself was able to comfort them. He said to his father and mother one day, “I and going to live with Jesus.”
“How do you know that?”
“I know that I am a sinner, hut Jesus died for sinners, and I know that He died for me, and now He is going to take me to live with Him.”
What a comfort this was to their hearts, and how thankful they were to God for turning little Joe’s heart to the Saviour. Not many days after that, he went home to live with Jesus.
Since then Joe’s father has gone to live with Jesus too, and they will both be with the Lord Jesus when He comes in the air to take us to be with Himself forever.
I wonder how many of my little readers know that if they were called to leave this world, they would go to live with Jesus.
Do you, like little Joe, know that you are a sinner, and that Jesus the Saviour died for you?
The other Joe was also the eldest of a family; he was, about eighteen when God called him home.
When very ill he said to his parents,
“I know I am going to be with the Lord, I have known Jesus as my Saviour for some weeks now; I came as a sinner to Him one night at the preaching at H—, and knew that He had saved me, but O! I was afraid to confess Him, and now I feel that he is taking me home because I did not own Him. O! do tell L. who I know believes in Jesus, and any young people you know, not to be afraid of confessing the Lord Jesus, for I do wish I had done so when I was well and strong.”
Perhaps some of my readers do know Christ as their Saviour, but have been afraid to say so. Well, my dear friends, do not be afraid to speak of Jesus, and His love. He has done so much for you, and can you not speak one little word for Him?
ML 05/31/1942