PERHAPS some of our little readers are afraid of dogs, especially of a big dog like the one in our picture today.
One day a little boy named Charles was playing in his back yard, and a big dog like this one started to run toward him. Quickly he turned and ran to his father for help. His father picked him up and held him in his arms.
Charles was not afraid any longer, but looked down at the dog and said, “You can’t hurt me now. My daddy is holding me and he will keep me!”
We might smile at Charles for being afraid of the dog, because it probably was running over to play with him. But he did not want to take a chance and he knew he would be safe in his father’s arms.
In life there are imaginary dangers and there are real dangers. Some of us get very upset over imaginary dangers, just like little Charles did. We are often just as foolish as he was! Then sometimes it is very hard to get people concerned about real dangers. It is hard to teach little children the very real danger of running out into the street, and many of them are run over and killed in their play, just because they did not realize this.
But there is one danger which is far greater than anything else in life. Yet, strange to say, there are many who are not concerned about it at all. They may be very careful about crossing the street, and always look both ways before doing so. They would not think of being careless with fire, nor with a sharp knife, yet they have no time to consider the fact that God says “after death the judgment.” And this is not an imaginary danger—it is a real one. If you crossed the street without looking, you might not be hurt. Even though you are careless about many other things in life you often escape unharmed, but if you die in your sins, there is no chance about it—judgment is certain. God’s Word is clear and definite. There is no escape from God’s righteous judgment unless you, in this life, take your place as a poor lost sinner and receive the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour. Then you can say, like the little boy, “He will keep me!” At great cost to Himself,, God gave up His Son to die for our sins upon the cross. He has provided a sure way of escape from the coming judgment and THERE IS NO OTHER.
Messages of God’s Love 9/18/1955