In a farm house at some distance from the town, lived two dear children of God with their one little girl about three years of age. They were not rich in this world’s goods, and their house was very small, having only one bedroom in it. But they knew the Lord Jesus as their own precious Saviour and their hearts were large.
One night, quite late, a servant of the Lord knocked at the door and asked for shelter and a night’s lodging. Most gladly they took him in, and gave him the only bed there was in the house. They were very willing for the sake of the One he served, to put up with the personal inconvenience it gave them.
Their little girl was fast asleep in the cot at the bottom of the bed when they showed their guest where he was to rest. With care, so as not to waken the little sleeper, he undressed and went to bed.
In the morning he awakened quite early, and lay there thinking of God’s great love to him, a poor sinner. Suddenly a little white figure stood up in the cot at the bottom of the bed and looked over, expecting to see Daddy and Mamma. To her amazement a strange face looked at her. Their eyes met. For a moment she stood perfectly still, while a look of fear came over her face. Soon the startled look gave way to an earnest question.
“Do you love Jesus?” she lisped.
“Yes, my child, Jesus is my Master,” replied the stranger. A happy and peaceful look came over her face, and without another word she lay down on her cot again and went off to sleep.
Happy child! She had learned about the love of the Lord Jesus from her very infancy. Dear reader, how about you? Do you love Jesus? Have you learned about His love in dying for poor guilty sinners upon the cross of Calvary? If you have, then have you put your trust in Him and been eternally saved? He bore the judgment which our sins deserved so that we might be blessed. All who have received Him as their Saviour can say,
ML 12/20/1953