Down in one of the hot countries to the south of us a group of people started out one day to go to a place some distance off. They were Christians, and loved the Lord Jesus, and as they walked along the way they talked about Him and how much He loved then and had died for them.
Presently on of them missed his little girl and looked around for her, but she was gone. However, on looking back they soon saw her standing by a big patch of mud. The others had jumped over it, but little Hope was too small to do that, so she just stood there and kept saying, “Jesus, lift me up; Jesus, lift me up.”
Of course they soon lined her up and they all went on their way.
This is a beautiful example of the faith of a child, which is so pleasing to the Lord, He takes a special care of the little ones.
Little Hope could not cross the mud by herself, and she needed help. But, dear reader, if you are unsaved your need is far greater than hers. God’s Word says, “Your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid His face from you.” Isaiah 19:22And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. (Isaiah 19:2). You cannot come before God in your sins, and you cannot remove them yourself. What can you do? How good it is to be able to tell you that the Lord Jesus has done it all.
The Lord Jesus died on the cross for sinners like you and me, and now His Word tells us,
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