CLEMENT is a little boy, who, like Timothy in the Bible, had a mother and grandmother who knew the Scriptures, and had taught the same to him.
In the course of time, the grandmother died, and Clement’s mother was very sad, and lonely. She missed the dear aged one who had been her companion for so long.
Once when he found his mother weeping, he knew quite well what was the cause. In his childish way he tried to comfort her. He told her that she would have good reason to cry if they would never, never see grandma again, but he knew they would surely see her again.
Her faith had been in the Lord Jesus and His shed blood, and they were assured that she had gone to be with the Lord, and they, sharing the same faith, had the assurance of meeting her in the happy home above when this life was over.
What a happy thing it is to be intelligent, and assured as to one’s future state, both for one’s own sake, and also to be able to comfort and instruct others. This assurance we may have if we will only believe what God has said in His Word. The Scripture speaks with no uncertain sound as to the future life, and best of all, it tells us very clearly how we may know that the happy home the Lord Jesus has gone to prepare, awaits us. The Lord Jesus sweetly assures His own that it is His desire to have them with Him in that abode of light and joy. It is by simple faith in Him and His Word, that we are made His own.
Of course, He could not have any in His presence with their sins upon them, and it was for this reason that the Lord Jesus went to the cross, and became a sacrifice for sin. God brought upon Him its just penalty, thus making possible a free salvation for all who will accept Him as their own Saviour.
We hope that every reader of “Messages of Love”, regardless of age, will read the Scripture, and by faith lay hold of the many precious promises set forth therein.
The key to all blessing is, Christ. Receive Him, and all is yours, now and throughout eternal ages.
ML 08/28/1927