Is there a letter for me?” Many little boys and girls have asked the — question Tommy-asked that day. A letter for Tommy was a matter of some importance, especially since Daddy was away and the letter was almost sure to be from him.
Mother looked the letters over carefully, for Tommy was not quite old enough to be trusted. His initials were much like Daddy’s, and we have to be careful not to open other people’s mail, you know. All the letters had the same last name, but it was the initials that made the difference. Yes, there was a letter for Tommy, and there was a real dollar in it too. Tommy loved Daddy, not just for that, but for lots of things.
Do you know what your initials are? Your last name is “Sinner,” of course, because God says that “all have sinned,” and if your name is not Sinner, then God has no letter for you at all. But it’s the initials that make the difference, and I think you will find your initials in John 1:11,12,11He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: (John 1:11‑12) which speaks of Jesus coming into the world. First, “He came unto His own, and His own received Him not.” Their initials were R. H. N. because they “received Him not.” There is nothing in their letter except sorrow and judgment, so sad that Jesus wept when He spoke about it.
Second, “As many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name.” Their initials are R. H. because they “received Him,” and in their letter is the power (or title) to become the sons of God. Now they love the Father, because He first loved them.
My reader, which initials are yours, R. H. N. or R. H.? Have you the right to call yourself one of God’s very own children? Are you ready to be at home in the Father’s house? Remember, it is only through receiving Jesus as your Saviour that you can claim this verse as a message from God to yourself.
ML 01/08/1950