WOULD you like to hear about two letters I received last week? I think you would. One of them was from a boy like some of our readers. He is about 8 years old and goes to Sunday school every week, unless he is sick. He also reads these papers like you do. He will be surprised to find his name here. His name is Paul.
Well, the other day I had a letter from him which made me very happy. He wrote and said, “I was saved the other night; now I know the Lord is my Saviour.” Wasn’t that good news to tell!
This dear boy knew that he had sinned and was lost, but he believed that the Lord Jesus died on the cross to put his slits away. Now he can say that he is saved.
There are a lot of people who are not saved, and some of them are troubled about their sins and wish they were saved. If they would just do as Paul did, they also could say they are saved and know the Lord Jesus as their Saviour. It is very simple and easy. I am sure that Paul could tell others how to be saved. He could say, Just believe on the Lord Jesus as I did—believe that He died on the cross and suffered for sinners so their sins could be put away. He died for me.
The other letter I received was one that told about a man who, instead of being about eight years old, was nearly nine times that old—he was about 70. He was very ill, for he had had a stroke. He was in the hospital for a long time, and his friends and relatives thought that he was going to die. But some Christian friends were praying to the Lord that this man might not die yet, because they were afraid that he was not saved. And you know if he died unsaved, he would be lost for all eternity—banished from God forever because of his sins. These people prayed that this dear man might live long enough and get well enough to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as his Saviour. And, wonderful to tell, that is just what happened.
The letter was from his sister-in-law and said that he had been very, very sick; but one day lately he was free from pain and his mind was quite clear for a while. During that little time he said to this Christian lady, “I have accepted the Lord, and I do believe in Him.” He also said, “I love the Lord.” When he spoke of this, the tears rolled down his face—not because he was sad, but because he was happy to know the Lord. His tears were tears of joy and peace which came from believing on the Lord Jesus.
Then one day when he was able to speak, he said, “There is just one thing about it; it ought to have been a long time ago.” How true that is! He might have died before he got saved and then he would have been a lost man forever. But how gracious the Lord was to spare him long enough to get saved. I have never heard yet of anyone who was sorry he was saved early in life, but many regret that they were not saved while they were young. Our dear young friend Paul may have the joy of living to please the Lord, but this man cannot have much longer to live. He is saved and knows it, but he has missed much by not coming to the Lord Jesus as a needy sinner a long time ago.
These two letters have given a number of believers cause to praise and thank the Lord. We are all happy because both a boy of eight and a man of seventy got saved. May you boys and girls who read this paper find the Lord Jesus as your Saviour while you are young. But if you who read this happen to be old and are still unsaved, do not wait any longer, but believe on Him NOW as your Saviour. He will save you NOW.
ML-02/21/1960