CHERRIES are ripe. How good they look! The four girls appear much interested and ready to enjoy a good feast.
And what a beautiful spot they have chosen for this feast—under a fine big tree, and surrounded by pretty flowers and shrubbery.
Dear children, whom are we to thank for such feasts as this? Who made the cherries grow and turn a bright pretty red? Who made them sweet and juicy? Who made the grand big tree and the beautiful flowers?
To all these questions you will answer, “God”. Yes, dear reader, you cannot name one good thing for which the Lord is not to be thanked. “Every good and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights.” James 1:1717Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. (James 1:17).
He has given us so many feasts to enjoy, and our hearts should always be filled with thankfulness.
But there is one gift far above all other gifts—a gift that affords a far greater feast than any feast of cherries or flowers. Many of you know about this gift—how God gave His own beloved Son to save poor lost sinners. Many of you have accepted this gift and have feasted on that blessed One. You know how He satisfies the heart, and what joy and peace accompany such a feast.
If any of you have not known this gift, be assured now that it is offered to You, and that you, too, are invited to the feast.
“Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that path no money; come ye, buy and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money, and without price.” Isaiah 55:11Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. (Isaiah 55:1).
“Of all the gifts thy love bestows,
Thou Giver of all good,
Not heaven itself a richer knows
Than the Redeemer’s blood.”
ML 08/11/1912