Flora Jane longed to tell others about the Lord Jesus who died for sinners. As she was thinking what she could do to spread the good news that had made her own heart so happy her eye fell upon a gospel tract. She remembered how she enjoyed reading that tract and said to herself,
“That went to my heart, perhaps it would to the hearts of others; It says just what I should like to say, if I were old enough, and brave enough to speak. I wonder if I could give some away! I have enough money that I could buy twenty-five, and mamma has some so I will buy them from her.”
Flora’s mamma let her have twenty-five copies for her money. Flora felt very happy as she thought how many people could he reached with these tracts; but she was a shy little girl and soon found it was hard even to give away a tract that spoke about the Lord Jesus. She was discouraged and almost wanted to return them to her mother.
The next day she was sent on an errand, and she put three of the tracts into her hag, hoping to have courage to give them away. On the way she put one in a hedge, hoping a man who was coming along would see it and take it to read. On the way back Flora was very impatient to see whether the man had taken it or not. When she reached the place, where do you think she found it? Not in the hedge, nor had the man taken it, but blown into the ditch and was all dirty. She saw that one was wasted.
When she reached home, she saw a little boy standing at the door, so she thought she would give one to him; she did not feel afraid to speak to a little boy, and with a silent prayer, offered him one. He said he could not read, but his father could, and he would give it to him, so put it into his pocket.
When Flora entered the house she found two visitors, a lady and her daughter. After shaking hands with them, her mamma told her she might take the girl to her room where they might play together. Margaret Forester and Flora were very glad, went upstairs, where Flora showed her all her pretty things. Margaret said,
“And you have plenty of nice books.”
Flora asked tier if she would like to have her read to her, and the offer was willingly accepted. Flora then began to read the tract to her guest, but they were called to dinner before she had finished reading. Margaret was disappointed, so Flora said,
“You may take it with you and keep it.”
“I should like it very much,” said Margaret, “but my brother is a soldier and we are packing some things to send him, and I shall send it to him.”
Little Flora was very happy as she thought of her little tract going so far, and reaching one whom she probably would never see on this earth, but hoping it might lead this man to the Saviour.
One morning Flora’s mamma asked her to go with her to see a sick woman. This woman had a very wicked husband, and Flora was afraid to go in, but she was told that the man would be away at work, so they both went in. The eyes of both Flora and her mamma soon saw one of the well-known tracts, and they asked who gave it to her. This woman explained that her little boy had brought it home about three weeks ago, saying that a little girl had given it to him.
Tears came into the eyes of the sick woman as she said,
“It took my husband’s fancy and many’s the time he has talked about it since; he has been a different man since and likes to read the Bible now.”
Flora’s heart leaped for joy as she heard how she helped to lead one soul to find the Lord Jesus.
Dear children, we need to know the Lord Jesus as our own Saviour first, and then we will want to tell others about the Saviour we have found. You can’t be too young to tell others in some way about Jesus.
ML 12/15/1940