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. 12:10.) 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. 7:37; Rev. 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.
Jesus said, “I am the bread of life: he that cometh to Me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on Me shall never thirst.” (Jno. 6:35.)
“He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life.” (Jno. 6:47.)
ML 12/23/1917