SCHOOL was out for the day, and John was running home with his bag of books, glad to be out in the fresh air.
He was thinking of having some fun out of doors after spending so many hours in school.
But when he reached home, his mother told him that she had to go out for an hour or so, and he would have to stay in and take care of little sister and baby brother. Without a murmur, he gave up his own plans and gently cared for the dear little ones, and when mother came home she found him rocking the cradle with little sister asleep in his lap.
How happy it must have made his mother feel to see how faithful he had been during her absence. And do we not always feel happier when we have been serving others than when we have been selfishly seeking our own pleasure?
Now can you tell me of One who never sought to please Himself, but always did the will of His Father. I know you will say, It was the Lord Jesus. Yes. He came down from heaven to do the Father’s will, and the will of God was that He should go to the cross and there suffer and die for sinners, that all who believe in Him might have their sins put away, and become children of God.
Put your trust in Him and believe that He died for you, and you will have the joy of knowing that you belong to Him. Then you will seek to please Him by being kind and gentle to others.
ML 09/27/1925