ONE of the amusements and joys of childhood is the blowing of soap bubbles. How beautiful these bubbles do look as they start out a tiny little ball and grow larger and larger until ready to toss into the air . Now, a nimble little toss and away they sail, reflecting in lovely colors the light that falls upon them. And happy shouts, "Look at mine". "See how it floats", "Isn't it pretty", are heard from the merry children as these delicate little balls are tossed one after another from the pipes held in their hands. But ah! only a moment and the beautiful bubbles are gone; one by one they have quickly disappeared. And what is left? Only a drop of dirty water! Is that beautiful, or of any value?
Dear children, do seek to learn from the soap bubble a valuable lesson. The enemy of your souls is holding out many a glittering pleasure to entice you. And these pleasures may bare as great a charm for you as the pretty bubble with its many varied hues has for the little child. But consider the end. The bubble will burst; and what have you Do not forget that the pleasures of this world end in death, and your life is "but a vapor" — how soon a vapor is gone! And these pleasures are like the bubble — empty, hollow! But there are pleasures that are true and lasting — pleasures that will never end,
Have you found "the path of life", and are you turning away from the pleasures of the world? If so you will find pleasures that will never be taken away from you — joys that will never fade.
Messages of God’s Love 9/29/1901