THE little boy in our picture lived many years ago, and his name is well known, because he made a wonderful discovery.
You see him here experimenting with the steam from the teakettle.
His young mind saw wonderful possibilities in the force of steam. He kept on studying and experimenting until he became a man.
At last he found out how to use steam so that it would run an engine. Later on other men studied this steam engine, and invented the locomotive that pulls our trains, and the engine that runs our big steam boats.
A great many little boys are thoughtful and try to study out things for themselves.
Others are lazy and want to play all the time. Which do you think is better? God has given us eyes to see, ears to hear, and minds to think. And He wants us to use them in the right way.
Even the tiny ants keep busy, storing up food for winter. Have you ever watched them? If not, do so, and see what busy little creatures they are.
We were not made to be idle, but to be useful, to ourselves and to others.
And in our work, whatever it is, let us seek to please and honor the Lord. Through faithfulness we can lead others to Him.
ML 10/20/1912