AS the dog runs along with the bird in his mouth, he suddenly stops. Little reader, do you know why?
If you look carefully you will see a snake in the grass, with its head up, all ready to spring. The dog is in danger, and he knows it, but he has seen it in time, and will either kill the snake, or go round another way so it cannot bite him.
Dear reader, you little know how often there is “danger ahead” for you.
Sometimes we run into dangers when it is too late to avoid them. Sometimes we see them in time to escape. But more often the Lord preserves us from them, when we know nothing about it.
But there is one “danger ahead” that is worse than all others, —the danger of eternal punishment—of being shut out of God’s presence forever.
But God in His mercy has provided a way of escape from this most dreadful of all dangers.
Jesus died, dear reader, that you might live. Will you accept Him as your Saviour? He offers you salvation. It does not cost you anything, although it cost Him more than tongue can tell, — more suffering and agony than the human heart can conceive.
Believe in Him now. He will keep you not only from eternal punishment, but also from the many temptations that Satan is putting in the way as you journey through this world.
ML 05/30/1937