THE SPECIAL gospel service was ended and little Heidi and her father and mother had started to walk home. Heidi’s parents were happy Christians and they had just said goodnight to the evangelist who had preached a faithful message that night.
They had not gone far when little Heidi looked up and said, “I want to be saved tonight. Can I go and speak to Mr. Smith?”
“Certainly,” they replied, and the little girl ran after the evangelist. She told him her desire and asked him to please make the way of salvation plain to her.
Just where they stood, underneath the street lamp, the evangelist told her simply as possible the wonderful story of the love of God shown in the gift of “His only begotten Son.”
Taking out his little pocket Bible he asked her to read John 6:3737All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. (John 6:37): “All that the Father giveth Me shall come to Me; and him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out.” “Jesus never breaks a promise,” said Mr. Smith, “so if you come, and Jesus does not cast you out, what will He do?”
“Take me in and receive me. Is that all?” she asked.
“Yes, that is all,” he replied.
“Then I’ll come now,” she said, “and I’ll go home and tell Daddy and Mother.” So with a “thank you, good-night,” off she ran to tell her parents the good news.
The life of the dear child after that proved that there under the street lamp that night the saving work of grace was truly wrought in her young heart.
O precious words that Jesus said:
“The soul that comes to Me,
I will in no wise cast him out,
Whoever he may be.”
ML-01/23/1972