NOT far from the great city of S. there are beautiful farms on Lake Washington, and many of these farmers have their own little ferry boats, so that when they have to come to the city to buy what they need, they can do so, and then return home. This is the means they have of reaching their homes. They have other ways as well, but many use them. But some way is needed in order to cross the lake.
I wonder, dear children, if you have ever thought how you are going to get to heaven. I am sure you would all like to get there, at least when you have to leave this world. But what means have you of getting there? A boat of some kind was necessary to convey the farmers and their families from S. to their farms, but what means could be suitable to take us to heaven? Some perhaps will say, prayer; others, to do good. But the Lord Jesus says:
He does not say, I am a way, but “I am the way.” There is no other. Have you, dear reader, come to the Father by the Lord Jesus, and thus been assured that your way into heaven is secured? Prayers and doing good are important things but are by no means ways to heaven. O, how simple God has made it for us. Simply to take Jesus as our Saviour, the One who died for our sins, and He will take us safely there. If we believe this, we will delight to please Him while we are down here.
ML 07/19/1925