HOW refreshing a good drink of water is! We are so constituted that we need plenty of water, and how thankful we should be that God has given us an abundance of it. We should certainly suffer if we were in a place where none could be found. The animals also need it as much as we do.
This splendid-looking horse has, no doubt, carried his master many miles, uphill and downhill, all so faithfully, and now he is being refreshed by a long drink to quench his thirst.
“A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast.” (Prov. 12:1010A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. (Proverbs 12:10).) And if the righteous man is so considerate of the animals that he owns, in what tenderness do you think God cares for all His creatures man and beast, which He has created?
Are my young friends thankful for all the mercies which they receive daily from God—food, clothing, good water, pure air and sunshine? or do they sometimes pout and fret for something they think they should like better? I hope not, for God giveth us all things richly to enjoy.
Do any of you, dear children, get hungry and thirsty for the Word of God?
Jesus said, “If any man thirst, let him come unto Me, and drink.” And, “Let him that is athirst, Come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.” (Jno. 7:3737In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. (John 7:37); Rev. 22:1717And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. (Revelation 22:17).)
O, dear children, turn to the Lord Jesus for this living water which gives perfect satisfaction—not for a few hours, but for time and eternity.
You know if you go for a long walk, you become tired, hungry and thirsty, and you need rest, food and water, and to do without these you would become faint and die.
Even so, we need to be daily refreshed by the Word of God—the food for our souls.
ML 12/23/1917