WHILE visiting the grandmother of a little friend of mine, I was with her delighting in that precious portion of God’s Word,
“And me, too, grandma—me, too!”
She had been quietly rocking herself in grandma’s arm chair; and we had not noticed her very much, as we were occupied in drinking in the blessed sweetness of that word “me,” until the grandchild took hold of grandma’s sleeve and, with a real hearty tug, broke in with her claim for the blessing.
Yes, indeed, it was for her too, for did not Jesus say, “Suffer little children to come unto Me”? There are, I fear, many dear little ones who think the blessing of knowing Jesus as a personal Saviour is something to look forward to when they get older. This is a great mistake. When the Lord was speaking to the grown-up people, He told them that unless they became as little children, they could not enter into blessing (Matt. 18:33And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 18:3)); and it never says that little children have to wait until they become grown-up people. So that the little ones have all the advantage, and may come to Jesus while they are little and need not wait until they get older.
Mark well the word “little.” “Suffer the little children to come unto Me.” Our blessed Lord Jesus puts the word “little” in so that all children may come, and come now. The Lord Jesus yearns over their souls.
May you in faith do as our little Dot did, say, “And me, too!” and then you can truly sing our well-known hymn,
“Jesus loves me, this I know;”
ML 06/28/1925