NOTHING seems to appeal more to lovers of nature than cattle: their soft eye, and gentle ways, and the peculiar grace of their own. The finger of God may easily be seen wherever, one looks in nature.
There is another thing one loves to see, and that is, the faithful care the farmer takes of his stock. In some instances it is done from a natural liking for them; others, from a financial stand point, but the Christian should care for his animals through the desire to serve the Lord as that which He has given him to do; remembering that scripture,
The Christian, therefore, who does all his duties in this way, is the happy person. You may be a child at school or working for someone, whichever it may be, the Lord wants you to do all as for Him and His glory. So the child at school should think,
The Lord would have me do my work perfectly, and every lesson should be learned perfectly.
The farmer, you will notice, is always on the spot when it is feeding time. He knows his cattle must have food and water.
May all who know the Lord, seek to be faithful in their duties, and do them as to the Lord who is their Master, and thus hear a proper testimony before the world.
The first thing our young friends are told in Scripture to do is,
ML 10/15/1922