SOME years ago I was passing a deep mill pond, when I noticed that two sheep had fallen into the water and were struggling to get out. I went to the side, right by where the sheep were and reached down to take them out, but what do you think they did? They turned right around and swam to the other side and kept trying to get out by themselves! One of them had just been shorn of her wool and so was lighter and was able to climb out onto the bank by herself. But the other was kept down by the weight of its wool and could just barely keep its head above the water. No matter which side I went to, that poor drown. ing sheep swam away and tried to get out somewhere else.
The sheep and his wool are like the sinner and his sins. They weigh you down and you are quite unable to get rid of them yourself, or to work your own way to heaven. But there is Someone who is standing by you right now as you read this paper and He is waiting to cleanse you from your sins and save you from an eternal hell. It is Jesus the Saviour. Are you turning from His trying to struggle along by yourself?
At last the poor sheep seemed to feel that its efforts were useless, and it swam right to where I was, as if to say, “Please take me out.” I reached right down and quickly lifted the poor creature out of the water and laid it safely on the grass. The moment the helpless animal turned tome, it was rescued. And the moment you, my reader, will turn to the Lord Jesus, He will rescue, save, and bless you. “Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out.” John 6:3737All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. (John 6:37).
Messages of the Love of God 12/12/1948