HOW sad these two little girls are as they stand beside their pet lamb. Only a day or two ago it was gamboling about in the meadow, or following them around in the yard, and now it lies there dead, and their hearts are filled with sorrow.
I wonder how many of my little readers have had some dear little pet to die. Perhaps, worse still, some member of the family has been taken away in death. Death is an awful thing, and you know, dear children, it has been brought in by sin.
You know how Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden, and thus sin came into the world, and every one since then has been a sinner, except, of course, the Lord Jesus. Even the animals have to suffer and die as a result of man’s sin.
But the Lord Jesus came to be a Saviour for all who believe in Him. He came to redeem creation, too. That means that because of His death on the cross, when He comes to reign in this world, there will not be sorrow and suffering. The curse brought in by sin will be removed, and its sad effects gone from this world.
But before that time comes, terrible judgments must fall upon those who have been guilty of rejecting the Son of God.
Trust in Him now, dear children, and you will be among those caught up to meet Him in the air before the judgments fall.
ML 02/05/1933