Our Lord Jesus Christ spelled out a little boy who had not learned yet to react properly, but he knew tile meaning of those blessed names, for he quickly added: “Oh, that does sound nice! —I do like that so much—it sounds as if ‘our’ meant like having the Lord Jesus Christ for our very own to keep.”
Yes, that is indeed a beautiful truth, Where the Lord Jesus Christ takes possession of the heart of any little girl or boy by His Holy Spirit, having washed away their sins by His own blood, He will never leave them again. He is indeed their own to keep forever, and they are His for Him to keep forever.
What a sweet thought, is it not, dear little ones? Christ says to His own, “I will never leave thee;” and “They shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of My hand.” (John 10:2828And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. (John 10:28)). He is grasping His own loved ones so tightly, so closely, in His almighty, loving hand.
ML 04/23/1939