John 21:15.
We should all feel as if our Lord were asking us the same question that He asked Peter,
“Lovest thou Me more 1tati these?” — these earthly friends, these earthly blessings? We should often ask ourselves,
“Do I love my Saviour?”
Dear children, if He were now asking each of you “Lovest thou Me?” what would be your answer?
In our picture this week, we have a brother and sister, who I am, sure, love each other very dearly. Where love reigns in a home, how happy it is, and it pleases the Lord, too.
But there is One above all others, One who has done more for us than father, mother, brother, or sister ever could do.
Only Jesus, the Son of God, can save sinners, and no love was ever so patient, so unwearied as His, and He loves its “to the end.”
“We love Him. because He first loved us.” 1 John 4:19.
Happy are they who can say, with Peter,
“LORD, THOU KNOWEST ALL THINGS: THOU KNOWEST THAT I LOVE THEE.” John 21:17.
One there is above all others—
O how He loves!
His is love beyond a brother’s—
O how He loves!
Earthly friends may fail or leave us,
One day soothe, the next day grieve us,
But this Friend will ne’er deceive us—
O how He loves!
ML 10/05/1946