Many happy hours have we spent, scattering the good news of God’s love from door to door. We have seen the children gathered in groups, reading our sweet stories, which told them of Jesus.
Knocking first at one door and then at another, and asking all whether they know God, and are saved by the Lord Jesus, brings out strange and different answers. By some, angry replies are given; by others, laughing answers; a few sigh, and say,
“Ah, would that we knew these things!” But here and there the cheerful voice boldly and thankfully blesses God for His love and His gift.
Let us today knock lovingly and earnestly at the door of each of your hearts, dear young friends. You have read many times our simple stories of the love of God, and of His Son dying for sinners.
Do now, we beg you, answer these questions.
Are you saved by the Lord Jesus? Do you know God?
There is a little boy, now seven years old, who, when he was four, was asked, “Whom do you love best; your mother, or the Lord Jesus?”
He looked thoughtfully into his father’s face and answered,
“I love Jesus best.”
“But has not your mother fondly cared for you and nursed you since you were a baby?” said his father.
“Yes,” replied the child, “but mother did not die for me, and Jesus did.”
Not long ago little Charley was asked by a friend of his, what made him so happy.
“Jesus,” was his reply.
“How do you know this,” further inquired his friend.
“I can feel Him in my little heart,” Charley answered.
Charley wrote a nice letter to his friend, saying that Jesus was his shepherd, and that he was Jesus’ lamb.
May each of you, dear young friends, be able to answer our questions with all the happiness of little Charley.
To sing His love and mercy,
My sweetest songs I’ll raise,
And though I cannot see Him,
I know He hears my praise;
For He has kindly promised
That I shall surely go,
To sing with His redeemed ones, Because He loved me so.
ML 07/05/1931