“SOMETHING is hurting my foot,” says the little girl, “what is it?” She pulls off her stocking while baby brother and doggie join in the eager question, “What is it?” All three stop their play, and, forgetful of everything else, try to find out the cause of the pain and trouble.
Now they have found it. It is a bug or insect of some kind. They will take it out of the stocking and it will give no more trouble.
Something much more serious and much more difficult to get rid of may be troubling you, dear reader. Perhaps you have been going on thoughtlessly and carelessly, enjoying the pleasures of this life, and have now found out that you are not happy—that something is wrong. As the children forget their play, so for you, earth’s pleasures lose their charm. You feel the weight of some great burden and long to find relief.
Sin is the heavy load that rests upon you, nor with all your trying can you get rid of it.
But there is One who can help you. Turn to Him. If you do not, you must go on bowed down under your terrible load till it pushes you.’ into the “lake” of fire whose flames are unquenchable.
Then cease your useless struggles. Confess your sins to Him who says: “As far as the East is from the West, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us.” (Psalm 103:1212As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. (Psalm 103:12).)
ML 03/04/1917