THERE were three young men and the youngest was a lawyer’s son, named Willie. He was seventeen and I well remember the night he accepted Christ as his own dear Saviour. He had been so unhappy before, and was often rather rough and unkind to his little brother and sister, eight and six. But a few days after he decided for Christ, his mother overheard the following conversation between the two little children: “I say, Freddy, what has made Willie so awful kind lately?”
“I don’t know, Gladys, but he does seem much nicer.”
“Yes, Freddy, and he mended my broken toy this morning.”
“Oh, well, Gladys, I expect it is because he has been to those meetings, and given his heart to Jesus.”
What a lovely thing it was that those children should see such a change in their big brother.
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and the lusts.” Gal. 5:22, 2322But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. (Galatians 5:22‑23).
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