Oh! how pretty, just look at those beautiful colors, and how it floats in the air. Ah, it is gone! What was it? Only a soap-bubble, that was all; yet the little boy’s eyes followed it until it burst. He could not help looking at it, and when it was gone he had to make another, a n d another, till he was satisfied? Oh, no! till he was tired of it, and then he wanted something else.
Dear children, we may learn two lessons from this; one about our own hearts, and the other about all that this world gives.
We are never satisfied with anything that we ever get that belongs to this world; and all that is to be found in this world soon passes away.
But there is One I want to tell you about that will satisfy your heart, and will never pass away. I expect you know who I mean. It is the Lord Jesus, do you, know Him? If not, I trust you will know Him before you lay down this paper. You cannot have real happiness and joy until you know Jesus as your own Saviour.
And He is not only a Saviour for you, but He will be your unchanging Friend.
His love for you caused Him to come down from heaven to bear the punishment from God on account of your sins, (which you deserved to bear) so that you would never have to be punished, and He would be able to have you with Himself in glory forever.
He does not turn away from you and say: I don’t love you any more, like some of your friends, but He loves you all the time and gives you everything that you need.
Have you thanked Him for what He has done for you on that cross? Do you go to Him and ask Him for what you need, and do you thank Him for all that He gives to you?
Oh, dear children, there is no one who loves you as Jesus does, and if you have believed He died for you, He will never give you up. There is no friend like Jesus! J. T. A.
ML 05/13/1900