Memory Verse: “By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.” Ephesians 2:8, 9
Four years ago Danny and his family moved from Cleveland to Chicago. Since Danny’s father was transferred by his employer, they were given no choice — the whole family had to move. Even though Danny was only four years old at the time, he had been very unhappy about leaving his grandmother behind in Cleveland. The family had lived close to Grandmother, and he just could not imagine life without seeing her almost every day.
Every week since they moved four years ago, Grandmother has sent some of her homemade cookies to Danny and his family. Chocolate chip, peanut butter and sugar cookies are some of Danny’s favorites. Every week the big United Parcel Service truck would pull up to Danny’s house in Chicago to deliver the box of cookies from Grandmother. Danny was too young when the cookies first started coming, to understand about UPS, so he called the delivery man “the cookie man.” That happy name stuck even though Danny is now eight years old.
Now once again Danny’s father is being transferred, but this time it is to far-off Puerto Rico. Danny thought about leaving all the friends he had made in Chicago, and he felt very sad. That week when “the cookie man” arrived with his weekly delivery Danny suddenly had a terrible thought — did “the cookie man” go all the way to Puerto Rico? “Mr. Cookie Man,” he said, “do you deliver in Puerto Rico?” and the sad reply was, “No, Danny, we don’t deliver there.”
Poor Danny would not be able to receive his grandmother’s “box of love” from the cookie man after he moved to Puerto Rico. Isn’t it good to know that God’s gift of love is available anywhere in the world. It does not depend on a UPS delivery man. God’s gift of love is His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. “The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:23. No matter where we live we can receive God’s gift simply by accepting the Lord Jesus as our Saviour.
Jesus loves the little children
All the children of the world,
Red and yellow, black and white
All are precious in His sight,
Jesus loves the little children of the world.
ML-01/20/1985