TIM LIKES to fly his kite. Sometimes when he flies it in the evening he cannot see the kite, but he knows it’s up there in the sky somewhere for he can feel its pull.
Have you ever felt the Lord Jesus drawing you to Himself? You cannot see Him but He does draw us in many ways. When He was on earth, we read, “Jesus called a little child unto Him,” and He is still calling the children — and older ones too.
I remember how He drew me to Himself. When I was away from home I used to get letters from my dear mother and she always spoke to me of the love of that precious Saviour whom she had known and loved for so many years. She told me He loved me, that He had to die on the cross for me, and as I read I felt the pulling power of His love even though I could not see Him.
However, we do not always respond to His pulling, and yet He does it again and again. I knew a boy Tom, who felt that pulling power one day. A young friend of his about his own age, took sick and died very suddenly. It made Tom think seriously and he realized he was not yet ready to die. But although he felt the Lord Jesus was calling him he did not come then.
Then later at a Sunday school treat it seemed as if the message that night was meant especially for him. He felt the pull of the Saviour’s love; would he give in? No, sad to say, again he put it off. But the Lord did not give him up, and in the meantime He won the heart of Tom’s sister.
One day in Sunday school Tom was again faced with the wonderful love of Jesus. He could hold out no longer and he surrendered! Then he realized what a fool he had been to hold out against such a Saviour as that.
Have you ever felt the pull of the Saviour unseen? Perhaps He is speaking to you at this very moment. His love led Him to die for you that you might be one of His own — loved, freed, and cared for. Yield to Him now. You will be glad forever that you did.
ML-09/17/1972