A little boy of three years old once was imagining he was a preacher, and said a very remarkable thing. It was this:
“Would you like to go to hell? I should not, and I am not going there, but to be with Jesus, because He died for me, and He says so, and that is why I know it.”
O! if you would only be as simple as this little child, and say,
“He says so, and that is why I know it.”
Would you like to be saved? then I can tell you plainly how you may not only be saved, but also know it. You and I shall agree in this, that it is God we have sinned against—year after year, month after month, day after day—then it is from His hand I look for my punishment. Well, I have to learn what He means to do, for I deserve my sentence, death, and none can tell me but Himself. Where do I find His message? In the Bible. It is His Word to the poor sinner, just the same as if He spoke it to me. It is a wonderful message,
Sinner, what a message! And it is to you, for it says, “Whosoever,” which means any or everyone who reads the proclamation of love. Now what is it to “believe?” for that is the only condition God makes with the sinner. I will give you an example from the Word of God in Romans 4:33For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. (Romans 4:3).
What did he believe? what God told him, as you will see if you read the paage. Thus, we have only to believe what God tells us, and that is, He knows just vhat we are, as we find in Psa. 53:22God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. (Psalm 53:2),
“God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.”
“There is no difference, for all have sinned.” Rom, 3:22, 23.
And then He tells us in His love that He gave Christ to die for our sins, and why He must die, Who His ownself bare our sins in His own body on the tree.
Whose sins did He bear? Those who believe in Him, that is, believe what God tells him.
Then you see it all comes from God’s side, and we have nothing to do but thankfully receive His gift of eternal life, and full forgiveness of all our sins, on account of what Christ has done for us. And we will then live for Him.
ML 02/23/1941