DR. JOHNSON, one of the world’s great literary men, was once staying at a friend’s house in the country. The gardener had caught a little rabbit among some of the potato plants, and brought it to his master who was talking with the doctor. His master told him to take it out and kill it.
As soon as Dr. Johnson heard this he begged to have the bunny placed in his arms. This was no sooner done than going over to the open window, he let the little creature go free.
His friend was quite vexed, sang that the doctor had deprived them of a good dinner. But the great man replied that he would not be the loser by showing kindness to a poor little creature.
God has shown kindness to guilty sinners such as we are. We were worthy of death but God has sent His blessed Son into this world to die in our place, and He delights to set sinners free who will put their trust in Jesus. How glad the little bunny must have been to be set free. Have you, dear young reader, come to God and acknowledged that you are guilty, but that Christ has died in your stead? Have you been made glad through His salvation?
“But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us.” Titus 3:4,5.
“That in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace, in His kindness toward us, through Christ Jesus. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.” Eph. 2:7,8.
ML-05/29/1966