THOSE of our readers who have not seen Niagara, know it to be one of the great natural features of the American continent. Impressive and beautiful as is the sight, it is necessary to take. great care, for it has often proved a monster of destruction, and many lives have been lost in its rushing and seething waters.
A young man who visited the falls some years ago was one of the victims. He noticed a flower growing far over by the waters' edge, and it occurred to him that it would be a fine thing to take home to his friends. Without stopping to think of the danger he incurred, he reached over to pluck the flower, and in so doing he lost his balance, and was swallowed up by the raging waters.
What a foolish risk, you say, and perhaps you think that you would not take such a chance for so trivial an object.
It may be that you are taking just as great a risk without knowing it. It may be that you are in danger of losing your soul, and that for something of little consequence.
How many times have you held back from accepting the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour, that you might indulge in a little worldly pleasure? Perhaps you delayed coming to Christ for the sake of some pursuit in which you could not acknowledge His name.
Do you not see that you are risking the loss of your soul for something of no more importance than a flower on the brink of Niagara?
The pleasures of this world can be very aptly compared to a fragile flower that yields little real satisfaction, and is so quickly gone. The Bible speaks of the "Pleasures of sin for a season," and this "season" is brief.
What could be compared to the value of your soul, or what could exceed the folly of risking its loss for any earthly consideration?
Dear reader, come to Christ now. Take no further risk in delay. The benefits He will bestow, will be worth infinitely more than all that this poor world can give, and will repay you a thousand fold for any little sacrifice you may make for His sake.
"Eye hath not seen nor ear heard, neither hath it entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him. But God hath revealed them unto us by His Spirit." 1 Cot, 2:9, 10.
Messages of God’s Love 7/27/1930