President Lincoln was a big man with a big kind heart. Busy as he was, he was never too busy to help anyone in trouble. He was a kind and affectionate father to his own children, but he loved children everywhere, and they loved him in return.
One day when Mr. Lincoln was a congressman, he was walking along the street when he saw a little girl at a gate crying.
“What’s the matter?” asked Mr. Lincoln.
“I’m going on a train trip,” she explained amid her tears, “and no one has come for my bags. I’m afraid I’ll miss the train!”
Picking up the bags and hoisting them onto his shoulder, Mr. Lincoln was soon striding down the street with the little girl happily trotting alongside.
“Just like him,” said many when they heard of it. “Never too busy to be kind!”
And this is true in a more wonderful and blessed way of a greater than Lincoln—the Lord Jesus Christ who came into this world to save sinners. In Eph. 2:77That in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. (Ephesians 2:7) we read: “That in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace, in His kindness toward us, through Christ Jesus.” How great the kindness God showed to us when Jesus died for our sins upon the cross!
But this kindness will not do one any good unless he accepts it. If the little girl in the story had not allowed Mr. Lincoln to carry her bags, he could not have been any help to her. And if you will not trust the Lord Jesus to take away all your sins, He cannot help you.
Simply trust Him today. Realize you have a great need as a sinner, confess it to Him, and then accept His kindness toward you.
ML-05/13/1979