How Little Willie Got Rid of His Sins
A little boy, the son of a neighbor, knocked at my door, and wished to shake hands with me. The little fellow seemed very happy—he was smiling all over. I asked him,
“Are you happy, Willie?”
“Yes, sir, I am very happy,” said the little fellow.
“And what makes you so happy, Willie?”
“Just because I’m saved sir; and Jesus makes me happy.”
“But how do you know that you are saved, my boy?” I asked.
“Because Jesus says in His own Word, that if I come to Him; and believe that He died upon the cross to save me, I shall not perish, but have everlasting life. And I have come to Jesus, and I do believe on Him, and He says I am saved.”
“But have you not sinned against God, Willie, and done many naughty things?
How do you expect to get rid of all these?”
The dear boy looked perplexed for a moment; then, looking into my face, he said in a grave, subdued tone,
“Yes, I have sinned against him, but Jesus has taken them all away by His precious blood, and God says they are all forgiven.”
Happy boy! He had grasped the blessed fact that Christ had died for him, and that, although he was a sinner, the blood of Christ had taken his sins away.
“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all. Isa, 53:6.
ML 03/16/1941