IT ONLY takes a little thing sometimes to divert the attention even from that which is important. A little fly alighting on the child’s arm could cause him to stop taking his food.
A fly is not as common a thing to the little child as to those who are older, therefore he likes to take a good look at it, and during all that time he has stopped taking his food. But some may say, that is not much time to take up. No, it would not be, because a fly is soon gone to another place; but the lesson to learn this, that if we have that which is important filling our minds, and allow other things to come in and divert our thoughts before we have finished the matter, we will never be successful. There is one thing of great importance, and we should not allow anything to come in and hinder us in having it settled; that is, having our souls saved, and thus be able to come into God’s holy presence. The psalmist said:
In order to dwell in God’s presence it is necessary to have our sins put away before Him, for He is more holy than to behold iniquity. It is therefore through Christ, and Him alone, that we can come to God; for He is the One who has stood in the sinner’s place, under the judgment that the sinner deserved, and has atoned for sin. Again, Jesus could say, “No man cometh unto the Father but by Me.” John 14:66Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John 14:6).) Now, dear reader, allow nothing to interrupt, or hinder you in having this one and all-important subject settled, so as to be able to come into the presence of God and dwell there through the. Lord Jesus Christ alone as the One who has shed His blood for you.
It is important that we give our attention to all that we have to do, and allow nothing to interrupt or divert our minds; and if important in the things of this life, how much more important in eternal things!
Messages of God’s Love 7/13/1913