IN A beautiful old mansion lived a wealthy man and his wife and three small children. Their cook was a Christian lady and often when the children would visit the kitchen she would tell them what she knew about the Lord Jesus.
One day when she was busy preparing lunch the little girl came running into the kitchen. "Mary," she exclaimed, "I have just made a wonderful discovery."
"Dear me," said the old cook, "whatever have you found now?"
"That you are a princess," replied the little girl all smiles.
"Come now," returned Mary laughing, "don't I look like a princess stewing here among the pots and pans. If I were a princess I'd be away enjoying myself."
"No, you wouldn't," said her little visitor, "for you are a princess. You told me you trusted the Lord Jesus as your Saviour. Don't you see you were born into God's family, so now you are the child of the King. And so am I."
The cook knew her sins were forgiven, but she never realized that she belonged to God's royal family, and that she was a child of a King.
Boys and girls, don't you desire to have this wonderful Saviour as your own? You can. He not only died to cleanse us from sin, but to bring us into relationship with Himself, and when we have Him as Saviour we belong to the family of God, we are His sons and daughters bought with the blood of His dear Son. One day soon we shall reign with Him.
"The Spirit Itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified together." Rom. 8:1717And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. (Romans 8:17).
Messages of the Love of God 5/25/1975