A DEAR girl, thirteen years of age, who had yielded herself to Christ, who, she came to understand, claimed her “for His own possession” (Titus 2:14), was not satisfied with the ending of the hymn, the first two lines of which are—
“Knocking, knocking; who is there?
Waiting, waiting, oh, how fair!”
She therefore composed the following additional verse:
“Enter, enter, heavenly Guest,
Welcome, welcome to my breast!
I had long withstood Thy knocking,
For my heart was full of sin;
But Thy love has overcome me:
Blessed Saviour, O, come in!”
If this is not the language of your heart, young reader, whether boy or girl, why should it not be?
“Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man (or any one) hear My voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me.” Rev. 3:20.
Does not Jesus speak to you in these words?
ML 11/13/1927