HERE in our picture we can look right into the parlor of an elegant home and see so many grand things, but the people in this parlor do not seem at ease. What an anxious expression is on each face! This picture was taken in France during the time of war, so we cannot wonder at the family seeming so fearful. Do you see what the lady has in her hands? She has been making some white ribbon into rosettes, and left the ends or streamers hanging; the little boy has pinned some of these ribbons on his shoulder. He wants people to know what side or party his parents belong to. You know how you pin a tiny flag on your coat on the Fourth of July, or how you wear your school colors to show what school you belong to.
We cannot tell just what these people are thinking, but we can see that grandma is looking up, and her hands are folded on her chest. We can hope that she is asking the Lord to take care of them and to protect them from their enemies. During the long years she has lived, she probably has passed through many dangers and trials, and has found the Lord faithful in caring for His own dear ones.
Even little children can look to Jesus and depend on His care for them, when they know that any danger is near. Remember this the next time that you feel frightened. Some little folks are afraid to be left alone in the dark. A tiny boy of three years of age was going upstairs to bed one night, and the hall was very dark, but he called out to his papa, “You need not come, I’m not afraid, papa, Jesus is with me.” This child had been taught the love of Jesus, and how sweet it was to see him put his full trust in Him, while still such a little boy. This simple confidence in God is the only thing that will give real happiness all the time, no matter what happens to one. “The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil; He shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.”
Messages of God’s Love 5/11/1913