Many of my readers are Christians, I know, and love the Lord Jesus very much for what He has done for them on the cross, and so they are anxious that all those around them should know of His love, especially mother and father, if they are not Christians.
I am going to tell you of a little boy who loved the Lord Jesus, and so did his mother, but although he had a dear, kind father, he was not a Christian, and the little boy was very anxious that he, too, should know the Lord Jesus, who was such a dear Friend to his mother and him.
One day a Christian lady called on his mother, and after speaking for a little while about the wonderful love of Jesus in dying for them, they had prayer together, and the little boy heard his mother pray that her husband would be saved. When the mother finished praying, he, too, prayed that his “father might be saved this very night.” He was so anxious for his father to know his Saviour.
Soon after this, he went to bed, and then father came home. After kissing his little boy “good night,” he, too, went to bed, but the Lord had heard the little boy’s prayer, for though his father went to bed, he could not sleep.
The Lord showed him his sins, and his need of a Saviour; and he saw his sins rise up black and high before him. At last, rising from bed, he knelt down and his dear wife beside him, and he prayed for mercy and that the Lord would save his soul. Soon after this, he found peace and joy in believing, for Jesus has said,
“Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out,” so, in the morning, the dear boy had the joy of knowing his father had been “saved this very night.”
The Lord may not always see fit to answer our prayers so quickly. Sometimes He lets us wait, but, dear children, do not be discouraged; God will answer your prayer as He did this dear boy’s, in His own time. Just bring “everything to God in prayer.” Remember, He is listening, and He will bring in blessing, if we only wait on Him, for He has said,
“Ask, and ye shall receive.”
ML 12/18/1938