What a scene of mirth and youthful activity is the playground of a school! To hear the merry laugh, the shouts of glee, and watch the zest with which the boys and girls pursue their games, one might think they had neither time nor inclination for serious thoughts—but it is not so. Deep down in many of these young hearts there is a craving for something that the world cannot give, but which the Gospel of God can satisfy, and many in early years read receive Christ and rejoice in Him along life’s pathway.
I remember a wonderful work of grace in a village school, in which a number of boys and girls were brought to Christ. It began through a bright Christian lad speaking to a class-mate whose brother had died. By way of comfort he gave him a text and spoke to him of Jesus. That boy found peace in believing. The two invited others to a meeting of boys held once a week in room, and God saved three more. The five met for Bible study and prayer which was a means of great help to them spiritually, and before three months ten boys in that school were saved.
These boys are now scattered in various lands, and they all testify and shine for Christ who saved them in their early years. Nothing on earth is worth living for short of the Lord Jesus Christ and His holy, happy service. To live for Him you must first be saved by coming to Him and believing on Him who died to save you, and then confess Him with your lips as your own personal Saviour and Lord. “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” Romans 10:99That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (Romans 10:9).
ML 01/04/1953