WE all know that a door has two sides to it,—inside the door, we say, or outside. Have you ever thought what a difference it makes, which side of the door we stand? Not long ago I saw a beggar go to the door of a house, and give a timid knock. For a moment the door was opened, to see what was wanted, but very quickly closed again, leaving the poor man where he was, outside, while the owner of the house remained inside.
On another occasion, I remember a young man, going home very late from business one evening, was much surprised to find that he was locked out. His friends had fastened the door as usual, and gone to bed, forgetting that he had not yet returned home.
O! what a desolate feeling stole over the young man as he stood in the silent and deserted street, and looked up at the house which was his home. No light shone from its windows to welcome the late one, and tell of rest and comfort that awaited him.
This, however, did not last long; a loud knock at the door was enough to arouse his friends from their slumbers, and soon the door that had been so firmly closed against him, was thrown open, and he was no longer outside, but inside the well-known door.
But some persons have found that there are doors that are closed never to be opened to them again. An angry father has been known to close his door for ever on a son, perhaps because of his bad conduct. And there is another door, which we call the door of mercy, and which will one day be closed against all those who reject or neglect God's salvation. It stands wide open to-day, but it may be closed tomorrow.
Reader, boy or girl, whichever you may be, we beg of you to enter that door, before it close, and close for ever. Delay not to come to Jesus; for now is the day of salvation. Jesus says,
Messages of God’s Love 2/17/1929