I WONDER how many of you children have ever been to the beach in the summer time,— if you have not been to a beach along the oceanside, maybe it was one by some lake shore. What fun the boys and girls do have at such places wading, bathing and swimming! Did you ever try jumping the waves as they came rolling toward you?
The boy in our picture does not have on his bathing suit, but looks as though he had been wading out into the water trying to catch some little fish in his net. He seems to be tired now, and is sitting quite still, thinking a bit. There is really no better place I know of to think and to ponder than by the water. This boy is sitting on some moss-covered rocks, but you know there are usually benches along the beach where people may sit. On hot evenings these benches are sure to be full of people. They often sit for hours and watch the waves as they come dashing up on the sand. The water, with its beautiful coloring and the shadows cast over it, makes a lovely sight for the people to look out upon. We do hope the hearts of these people are led to think of Jesus, as the grandeur of His work is before them; it surely must fill them with awe and wonder, for all they look upon is so far beyond the power of man.
We surely ought to feel what tiny, weak creatures we are, when we see all the mighty works of God about us; just look at the heavens above you, the miles upon miles of land around you and the great bodies of water that we know divide continents—do these things not show us God’s power? Yes, and the love of God is shown, too, by permitting the lost as well as the saved to enjoy all these beautiful things—how unworthy any of us are of them! How we should love the Lord for all His goodness; these are gifts we can have only as long as we live down here, but God’s greatest gift to us is His Son, Jesus Christ. It is Jesus alone who can make us happy for both time and eternity. All these other gifts will fail to bring comfort or peace unless we know Him.
Messages of God’s Love 6/15/1913