“Kitty, do you always tell the truth?”
“Yes, Gracie ... I think so. At least I try to, although I’m sure I exaggerate sometimes. Why are you asking?”
“Because I’m afraid I say things that aren’t true. I told Mom this morning that it was pouring rain when it really wasn’t raining very much.” Then after a little pause she added, “And I know I sometimes tell lies when I’m singing.”
“What do you mean, Gracie?”
“Okay, here’s what happened. Last Sunday I was singing, I like to sing, but old Mrs. Clark heard me and asked me if I really believed what I was singing. She told me she hoped I was not mocking Jesus by telling Him He was sweet to me when I didn’t really mean it.”
Kitty quickly admitted that she had done the same thing—singing things that she didn’t really mean. Then she added, “We wouldn’t want to stop singing, would we? Do you suppose we could get so we really mean what we sing?”
The next day was Sunday, and both girls were at the morning worship time and sat together. While they were singing the first hymn, Gracie sat silent with tears running down her face. After the hymn there was a prayer, and Gracie felt she must tell the Lord Jesus about her problem. Silently she poured out her sadness and confessed that she was a sinner. With real sincerity she accepted the Lord Jesus as her Saviour and thanked Him for dying for her sins.
When she opened her eyes again she was quite sure her prayer had been heard. She could hardly wait for the next hymn so she could truly sing her thanks to Jesus for saving her soul. When a hymn was given out, she sang it with a joyful heart and a happy face.
As Kitty looked over and saw Gracie singing so happily, it only made her feel all the more miserable. As soon as worship time was over, both girls hurried outside.
“Oh, Gracie, you looked so happy and sang those hymns too. What has happened?”
“Kitty, I belong to Jesus! Right during a prayer I prayed and accepted Him as my Saviour, and now I know He loves me and I love Him. Don’t you want to do that too?”
There was no answer. But a few days later Kitty also came to Jesus and hurried to tell her friend the good news. Then they gladly talked about the new happiness they each had found in belonging to Jesus and could now sing all the hymns truthfully.
Do you sing lies? That might sound strange, but it is a fact that many boys and girls (and grown-ups too) sing with their lips what they cannot say truthfully from their hearts. Why not accept the Lord Jesus as your very own Saviour as Gracie and Kitty did? Then you may sing truthfully of His love and what He means to you.
ML-04/27/2008