ONE day a friend of little Jennie's said,
"I went to the theater last night. You should have been there; I had a very good time." Jennie was only a little girl, but her whole heart belonged to the Saviour who died for her, so she answered:
"No, I should not have been there; Jesus would not like to have me go to the theater, so I stay at home."
How the Saviour must have rejoiced when He heard the answer of this little girl who had so firmly decided to walk in His footsteps even though she must deny herself many of the pleasures of this world!
May the Lord help all of His own to turn their faces steadfastly away from the pleasures around them which appeal so strongly to the "lusts of the flesh."
It is so easy to do some trifling thing about which we feel a little uneasy; and only a few little acts performed without the approval of conscience will make it easy to do things at the mere thought of which we would formerly have turned away. The very fact that the conscience is uneasy about doing some trifling thing is the proof that it would be sinful for us to do that thing; for the conscience has been given to us as a monitor to approve what is good, and to warn us against what is wrong; only we need to have the conscience formed and guided by the Word of God which alone can show perfectly what we ought to do, or what we ought not to do. If God speaks to us in His Word, and our conscience is tender, it will warn us against what is displeasing to the Lord.
The only safety in these "last days" is to be like little Jennie—careful in deciding what is right or wrong, and then strong in carrying out the decision, thus keeping the conscience alive and not bringing reproach on the name of Christ by a careless walk and testimony. The Lord says of His own:
It is a blessed thing if our lives are a daily proof to those about us that we have been with Jesus.
Messages of God’s Love 9/18/1932