WHAT do you do without a mother to tell your troubles to?”
The question was asked of a little child who had the sorrow of having lost its parent.
“I tell them to Jesus,” was the simple, trustful reply.
“But Jesus is up in heaven a great way off, and besides He is a great person and do you suppose that lie will listen to you?”
But the lowly faith of the little one was not to be shaken, and the reply was given without hesitation, “He says He will and that is enough for me.”
And should it not be enough for every believer on Him? Never has He disappointed one who trusted Him.
When He was here upon earth He received all who came to Him in their different needs. He never turned one away unblessed or unrelieved of his distresses. The sinful were forgiven, the hungry were fed, the sick were healed, the leprous were cleansed, the little children were blessed. He had said, “Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out.” And that was enough for them and they came and found it as He had said.
There was no heart so tender as His. The disciples asked the Lord to send the Syro-Phoenicean woman away because she was crying after them on the highway, but He would not dismiss her without the answer to her request. The disciples would have sent the children from His presence, but He was much displeased and took them into His arms and blessed them abundantly. And He is the same today,
“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today and forever.” He is as ready to receive, to save, to bless as when He was on earth. And has He not said, “Come unto Me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest?”
Could the invitation be more full or free?
All weary ones. All heavy laden ones. Is that not enough for you? Could you express a welcome in simpler terms?
ML-10/20/1935