ONE EVENING I met a little girl who told me she had seven brothers and sisters. I asked her, “Do you go to Sunday School?” and she answered, “Yes!”
Then I said, “Perhaps you can tell me what sort of people go to heaven.” She gave me the usual answer, “Good people.”
So I went on to say, “We read in Romans 3:10, 12, 2310As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: (Romans 3:10)
12They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. (Romans 3:12)
23For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; (Romans 3:23): ‘There is none righteous, no, not one:... There is none that doeth good, no, not one:... For all have sinned, and come short of the Glory of God.’ So how can people go to heaven when God says there is none righteous or good, and all are sinners.”
She shook her head, and did not appear to know. So I told her as simply as I could that because no one was good enough to go to heaven, Jesus had died, and all who believe on Him are cleansed from their sins by His precious blood, and so they are fitted to go there.
Now if you were asked this simple question, “Are you fit to go there?” what could you say? Why not go to Him at once, tell Him you are not good, that you are a sinner and not fit to go to heaven as you are? Trust in Him who has died for you and He will wash you whiter than snow.
ML-05/05/1963