When I was a boy in the fourth grade, there was a very bad boy named Carl in my class. Carl was always getting into trouble with the teacher. I felt really sorry for him. As I lay in bed, I got this strange feeling that I was praying for Carl because he was a bad boy, but I knew I was no better. Sure, I wasn’t getting into trouble because I came from a Christian home, and I was taught how to behave myself. I went to Bible meetings where I learned to speak to older people respectfully.
My teachers said I was a “little angel,” but as I lay in bed that night, I realized that I was just as much a sinner as Carl was. So right then I got out of bed, knelt down beside my bed again and told the Lord Jesus that I was a sinner. And then I thanked Him for being the Savior of sinners.
The next morning Mom looked at me and asked, “What are you so happy about?”
“Mom, last night I told the Lord Jesus that I was a sinner.”
Mom asked another question: “And what did Jesus do about your sins?”
I was so happy to tell her that He had washed them away in His precious blood, just like the Bible says. That became a very happy day for her too!
Boys and girls, and grown-ups too, have you told the Lord Jesus that you know you are a sinner and want Him to wash your sins away?
ML-05/20/2018