WHILE standing by a beautiful lake, I saw two little boys on the water's edge' about a quarter of a mile away.
I watched them get into a boat and row slowly around the lake in my direction.
After a little while they pulled up to shore and got out of the boat not far from where I stood.
I was surprised to see such young children rowing alone. Walking over to them, I spoke to these dear little boys, and found that the name of the older one was Jack, and that he was seven and a half years old. The other one's name was Donald, and he was five and a half.
When asked if they knew who Jesus was, Jack replied that He was a man and the Son of God. This was a good answer.
"Where is Jesus?" I asked.
"In heaven," Jack said.
"Why did Jesus once come down from His home in heaven to this world?"
"To have a good time." Jack replied. This time little Jack's answer was wrong, as many of you know.
In Isaiah 53:33He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. (Isaiah 53:3) Christ is spoken of as a "Man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief." If you read the whole chapter you will see very plainly that Jesus did not come down to this world to have a good time. His errand to the earth was love, and He knew that He would have much sorrow and suffering when He came down to a wicked world where men would hate and kill Him.
Yet His love was so great that He was willing to endure all this suffering, that He might bring salvation and blessing to poor lost sinners.
So I told little Jack that Jesus came to die on the cross to save sinners.
The next morning I saw Jack again and asked him,
"Can you tell me now why Jesus came down to this world?"
He answered very promptly, "To die on the cross." And we hope that he will soon learn that he is one of the sinners whom Jesus came to save.
Dear readers, the sacrifice that Jesus made for you and me is greater than tongue can tell, or thoughts conceive. This shows how very very much He loved us.
Is Jesus your Saviour? Have you realized that you are a sinner, lost and helpless, and that you need a Saviour?
If you have, Jesus is waiting with open arms to receive you. Through the shedding of His precious blood, all your sins have been washed away. In God's sight you are cleansed from all sin and made fit for His presence.
Has God's wonderful love touched your heart?
Messages of God’s Love 7/13/1930