One night Solomon had a dream. There is nothing in many dreams, but the dream Solomon had was sent by God. You know Solomon succeeded his father David, and no doubt he was thinking how he would be able to rule and govern the kingdom. So he asked the Lord not for riches, fame, honor and worldly ambition, but he asked for wisdom. Now this was very pleasing in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord granted his choice.
When a class of boys was asked what they would like to have, many missed the right thing, but one answer:
“If I have God on my side, and fear His name, I shall be able to battle with the world and get on, come what may.”
What will be your choice, dear young friends, today? Choose Christ and you will have joy, peace and happiness; if you have everything else the world can give you, it will mean the loss of all things, you will lose an imperishable crown, you will lose Christ. What shall it profit, if we gain the whole world and lose our soul?
A dear girl, when on a bed of sickness which ended in death, was visited by some of her young friends who belonged to the same class in the Sunday school, they pitied her.
“But,” she said, “You need not pity me, or feel sorry for me, for underneath are the everlasting arms.” God was near her in the hour of death.
Choose Christ to lay and make no delay, for we cannot tell what a day may bring forth.
ML 09/22/1946