HOW good it is to see sympathy and kindness as expressed in our picture this week. Here is a boy much troubled about his little dog, which has been hurt, and it may have been by some bad boys throwing stones. At least, we know that is often the case.
If we want to see the fullest expression of sympathy, we must look at the cross where the Lord Jesus, in His deep sympathy and love, gave Himself in our place to bear our punishment from the hand of a righteous and holy God; and also God’s love in sparing Him from His side.
Now, dear reader, if you want to show true sympathy and love that will be acceptable to God, you must first know what your own heart by nature is, and acknowledge Jesus as the only One to meet your need. If you have accepted Him as the One who took that place for you in all your helplessness and sin, then seek to show to others the love He has shown to you.
ML 02/24/1924