Jessie, do you love the Lord Jesus?” a friend of mine asked a very little girl one day.
“O, yes!” was the quick, glad answer.
“How do you know, Jessie?”
“Because I feel it in my heart.”
“Do you think He knows you love Him?”
“Yes, I am sure He does.”
“How does the Lord know, Jessie?”
“He can see right into my heart.”
“But I cannot see into your heart. How am I to know that you love Jesus?”
Jessie slipped a little text card into her friend’s hand, and pointed to the verse on it. It was this,
And I think Jessie was right, for obedience to Christ is the best proof of our love to Him.
ML 06/26/1938