THESE words were brought to my mind as I heard the following story: A little boy and his sister were playing together, and for a while they got on very nicely, but by and by the little boy got angry at his sister and ran at her to strike her, but the little girl put out her arms and said, “Me ties oo.” At once the brother’s anger ceased and he said, “I am sorry I got angry at my little sister.” How nice it would be if the little ones who love the Lord Jesus would remember these words, “A SOFT ANSWER TURNETH AWAY WRATH.” HOW many quarrels it would save you from, and how many cross words you would be spared. It is said of the blessed Lord Jesus that “When He was reviled, He reviled not again.” Never did that blessed One speak a cross word, and He is the One whose example His children are to follow. Remember the words,
“A soft answer turneth away wrath.” Prov. 15:1.
ML 10/05/1902