A DEAR little girl, only about eight years of age, living in Germany, was lately brought to Christ. A young friend wrote to her wishing her “A happy New Year.” Quite of her own accord, although so young, she wrote back to tell her friend how very happy God had made her, begging her to come to Jesus, and own herself a sinner. How much I should like to see that letter, shouldn’t you? Written by such a little hand, written in German, too, and pleading with a little friend to come to Jesus; it must indeed be a pleasant sight to look upon. Well, we have not got the letter, but we have some of the words that were in it, and I will tell you presently what they were. When people are anxious about their sins, whether they are big people or little people, they sometimes think that the Lord is unwilling to have anything to do with them; and even though they see other persons rejoicing in Christ, they can take no comfort. Why not? Because they think that, perhaps, those who are rejoicing in Christ were never so bad as they, or that they were more earnest in seeking the Lord, or that there was something in them, or about them, that made the difference; in short, that somehow or other they were bettor worth having, and so Christ was more willing to have them. Now, I have seen a great many anxious sinners, in a good many different places, in widely differing circumstances, young and old, clever and simple, educated and ignorant, and have often found that these two thoughts were common among them: namely, that the Lord was unwilling to have them, although they were willing to have him; and that those who are happy in the Lord, were, for some reason, better worth having than themselves. But this dear little girl could have had very little experience about other peoples’ thoughts and feelings on this subject; yet hear now what she says to her young friend. After entreating her to come to Jesus, this is the way she pleads: “Jesus is so willing to save you. I was not worth having more than you; NONE OF US ARE WORTH ANYTHING, BUT HE IS SO FULL OF GRACE.” Every word in this little sentence is full of truth and meaning, aye, and wisdom, too, because it so perfectly meets the thoughts of many hearts. “Jesus is so willing to save” even you, dear little reader, and will you hang back? How sad to think that you should do so! But perhaps you will say “I am willing.” Well, then, only believe little Minnie’s testimony, and the thing is done. Better still, only believe the Lord Jesus himself, “Come unto me ... and I will give you rest.” Believe, go, and you are saved! Now, at once, believe him, for “he is so full of grace.” Why, then, should you wait another moment? You are not worth having? Very true; “none of us are worth anything,” how can we be? But “he is so FULL of grace.” You have been worse than little Minnie? Very likely; yet, for all that, she declares that she “was not worth having more than you,” only “he is so full of GRACE.” You are little, and afraid, and don’t know what to say to him when you go? No matter, “HE IS SO FULL OF GRACE.” Only try him now, at once, and you will surely find that little Minnie spoke the truth when she said, “Jesus is so willing to save you,” for “he is so full or grace.” Happy little Minnie! Thou art young, indeed, to be a preacher of the Gospel, but “out of the mouths of babes and sucklings he hath perfected praise.” Many an eye will see your words, and many a heart receive them, because he in whom thou hast believed is still, towards all, “SO FULL or GRACE.”
“I wish,” said little Minnie, speaking to a Christian friend, “I wish that everybody I love, and everybody you love, and everybody any of us loves and prays for, would be converted now directly; and then THE LORD WOULD COME TO TARE US ALL TOGETHER TO HIMSELF! “What a precious thought for a little child of eight!