How old must I be Mother, before I can be a Christian?” Little Bertie looked on into his mother’s face. He had been in Sunday school and heard there of the love of Jesus and of the need of being saved. He knew that his teacher was a Christian, and some of the other children too, and he wanted to belong to Jesus.
Mother replied, “How old must you be before you love me, Bertie?”
“Why, Mother, I love you right now.” And suiting his action to his words, he gave her a big hug and a kiss.
“I’m glad you love me now my boy. Now another question, How old must you be before you can trust me and leave yourself to me to care for you and keep you?”
“Right now, Mother dear, right now. I trust you and I love you. But you haven’t told me yet when I may become a Christian. When, Mother?”
“You can be a Christian now, Bertie boy, right now. Jesus loves boys and girls. And He wants to wash away your sins and make you one of His own, right now.”
“Can we tell Him right now, that I want to be a Christian?”
They both knelt together and each one prayed, and I am sure God in heaven heard those prayers. The dear mother thanked the Lord Jesus for giving little Bertie to them, and for opening his little heart to a Saviour’s love. Then little Berne prayed and thanked God for sending Jesus to die for his sins. And he told Jesus that he wanted to be saved and be a Christian “right now.”
ML 02/15/1953