I WANT you, my dear young readers, to make this a personal question, and do answer it thoughtfully. I am very emphatic, and I will tell you why.
A gentleman was speaking in a gospel meeting’ some time ago, and there was one very attentive listener present every evening, whose name was Lottie, and she used to walk borne with him every evening after the meeting, so one night as he was wishing her “Good by,” he said, “Lottie, do you love Jesus?” She said that she did.
“Have you ever thanked Him for loving you?” he asked.
“No,” she replied. He told her to thank Jesus for loving her before she went to sleep that night, and she promised to do so. As she knelt in prayer that night, she felt that she had not told the truth, and she wept tears of repentance. The next night she came with a bright face, beaming with joy, and said, “O, Mr. H., I told you a story last night. I said I loved Jesus, and really did not; but I do now, and I have thanked Him for His love.”
Before the meetings closed, she brought her sister to Jesus, and they are both happy in His love.
So, my dear young friends, Do you love Jesus? If so, have you ever thanked Him for loving you?
I am Jesus’ little lamb,
Washed in Jesus’ blood I am;
Now I’m sheltered from all harm,
Hallelujah!
ML-11/24/1935