MANY, many years ago, it was the custom in a royal household to have a “whipping boy.” Whenever a prince had been so troublesome that he deserved punishment, this unfortunate little fellow had to take the whipping! It was thought too degrading for a prince to be whipped, but the naughtiness had to be punished and that was how it was done! Very often it made a naughty prince so unhappy to see another suffering for his sake that he gave no more trouble for fear of hurting the “whipping boy.”
That is just a faint picture of what true belief in the Lord Jesus Christ will do for you. It will make you hate sin, that ugly thing which caused the blessed Redeemer so much suffering, and which grieves Him even now in heaven, and your life will proclaim Christ as Lord.
ML-02/21/1960