A LITTLE girl, named May, had gone to pay a visit for a few weeks to her cousins, some of whom she had never seen before. After the welcome was over she was soon chatting pleasantly with Mattie.
May had seen both her uncle and aunt before, so felt quite at home with them. After a quiet half-hour spent in the drawing room, the boys and Eva came in and carried off May to tea in the school room. There was so much to show, and so much to tell each other, that May soon lost all feeling of shyness, and spent a very pleasant time with her cousins.
At seven o’clock they had to part company; the little ones went to bed, the boys had to study their lessons, while Mattie was required to help her mother, so May was left alone. She stayed a few moments turning over the leaves of a book her cousin had loaned her. She was not reading, for her thoughts were about her cousins, and, as she was a Christian herself, whether she could serve Jesus during her stay by speaking to them of her Saviour.
May left the school room, and going to the little girls’ room, and finding Eva and Lily in bed, offered to tell them a story. The children were delighted, and made May sit on the bed beside them while she told them the story of the prodigal son. She spoke most about the best robe which the son had after his return, and added, “Miss Chester says we are all like that wicked son, we are all a long way from God; but if we come to Him He will give us the best robe, or as it is called in another place, the ‘garments’ of salvation.”
“I should like to have the best robe,” said Eva. “So should I,” said Lily. “Shall we ask Him to give it to you?” said May.
Have you, my little reader, this best robe? In other words, have you Christ as your Saviour? You do not even need to ask Him to be your Saviour, for He wants you to come to Him now. He has said, “Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out.” (John 6:3737All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. (John 6:37).)
ML 07/01/1917