Hullo! so you have come at last. Have you enjoyed the holidays? Why didn’t you come sooner?” Such were the questions which welcomed Jean back to school after the holidays.
Jean was a favorite among the girls, and as she stood on the threshold of the old school, the feelings of home-sickness which had brought tears to her eyes as her father kissed her, fled at the sound of the cheery voices around.
There was such a lot to be said and done, such unpacking of trunks and cases, and such excitement as each newcomer arrived. So the first day soon passed, and before long the holidays were almost forgotten in the round of duties which each day brought.
Jean was a Christian, and she often talked to the girls about the Lord Jesus, Who was her Saviour and Friend.
At night, when the lights were out, the senior girls were allowed to talk quietly for a while before going to sleep.
“Jean,” said Madge, one night, “do sing to us some of the hymns you have at your home.” So Jean sang softly,
“I’ll give you a piece of good news today,
My sins are remembered no more.
For Jesus has taken them all away,
My sins are remembered no more.”
When the whole hymn had been sung she said,
“Madge, can you say that your sins are all forgiven?”
Reader, what would your answer be to this all-important question? Can you answer in the words of the hymn,
“My transgressions were many, my soul was black,
My sins are remembered no more,
For God has cast them behind His back,
My sins are remembered no more.”
Madge could not say that. She answered carelessly,
“O, I’m all right, my Daddy is a Christian, so I need not worry. Jesus won’t take him to heaven without me.”
Jean tried to explain to her the necessity of coming to the Lord Jesus herself as a guilty sinner, but Madge would say little more on the subject, and before long they were both fast asleep.
It is Satan who blinds the minds of the young, and so they go on heedless as to where they will spend eternity.
These two girls grew up and left school; Jean still trying in a small measure to serve her loving Saviour, Madge still unsaved. They have never met since. Jean often wonders if she will one day meet Madge, and hear that she has since trusted in the Lord Jesus. If she never sees her again on earth she longs that she may meet her in heaven.
Reader, do not trust any of your own foolish thoughts, but put your trust simply in the Lord Jesus Christ.
ML 05/29/1938