Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Mark 10:14b

I wanted to give a brief testimony of my daughter repenting and trusting Jesus Christ to save her, to forgive her of her sins.

Last Tuesday night (11/10/09) she started to walk upstairs to go to bed after we all prayed and she stopped after a few steps and began to cry because she was scared, she told my wife that she as afraid of going to hell and being punished - that she knew she had sinned against God, she has done things that the bible said she wasn’t suppose to do.

This didn’t happen over night my wife and I could tell she has been under conviction for over a month now. She has been very concerned and she has been asking many questions in regards to Salvation and punishment, things like who does and does not go to hell and my wife and I are frank with her, loving but plain spoken with the truth and we've done this ever since they could talk.

Sunday we had a guest pastor and that night his wife spoke to all the women at our Church, she gave her testimony and my wife said Rachel (my six year old daughter) was paying close attention and my wife told me that this lady was saved at the age of six herself. She explained how she asked her father if he knew where he would go when he died and he replied “to heaven because I’ve trusted Jesus as my Lord and Savior” and she asked “where will I go when I die?” And he answered “to hell if you don’t repent and trust Jesus Christ to forgive your sins!” Without going into the many details the woman was saved that night and gone on to serve the Lord faithfully ever since.

My wife said Rachel also told her about that testimony and I believe that was the point where the Holy Spirit convicted her strongest because she told me that night that she was “crying and asking Jesus to save me” and my wife and I explained the gospel and told her that she had to believe that Jesus would do what He said He would and she did and she was saved.

The next morning she was like a new child, it was evident the burden had been lifted off of her (something only God can do) and Rachel said that she wasn't afraid anymore but she told her mother and I that her legs were shaking and she could hardly stand the night before! And while no parent ever wants their child to be afraid, when it comes to genuine fear of God I am very thankful because now I know she has passed from death on to life, she has been born again!

Its been over a week now and I have to say it again, this is a different child, she isn’t perfect but she isn’t the same -- it is very important to make sure our children are really saved before we tell them they are.

I cannot thank God enough for His mercy and now we will keep on praying for all the rest to be saved and if your a parent pray for your child and teach them about the Lord now before it is to late.