THE two little girls in our picture today a r e tramping through the snow carrying a wreath of pretty flowers. We can see by their dresses and the torn umbrella, which they are both holding so tightly, that the wind is blowing hard.
But the umbrella shelters them some from the wind and the snow. When they reach the house to which they are going they will find a still better shelter.
There are many things in this world from which we need to be sheltered and protected. In summer the beautiful shade trees and houses protect us from the hot sun and rain, —from annoying and poisonous insects.
In winter, our homes with their warm fires shelter us from the cold and snow—also from dangers and many discomforts, and our warm clothes protect us from sickness.
But there is a storm coming far more terrible than any you or I have ever seen. It is the storm of God’s wrath and judgment upon sin. This storm is surely coming, and we know not how soon. Have you found shelter from it?
There is a place of shelter, and none can escape the storm unless they have found this place—for all have sinned.
You have heard many times about the child Jesus who was born over 1900 years ago and cradled in a manger.
You have heard how the angel told the shepherds about the babe Jesus and how the star in the east guided the wise men to Jesus when they came with gifts for Him.
An angel had said to Mary,
You know, too, how He grew up and went to the cross to die for your sins and mine. And it is in Him and Him alone, dear reader, that shelter can be found from the most terrible of all storms.
If you have not already turned to Him for safety, do not wait longer. As one of our hymns says.
“There’s danger and death in delay.”
ML 01/02/1927