How the children delight to go into the country and get a ride in the hay wagon, and wade through the running stream, and enjoy the beautiful scenery, trees, flowers and the lovely refreshing fruits in all their varieties.
I wonder how many of my young readers, who enjoy these things, think of the One “who giveth us richly all things to enjoy”? I fear many take all these things, and have what they call “A good time”, and very seldom, if ever, think of the Creator. May you be enabled to see His all-wise handiwork wherever you may look, and adore Him for it.
You may say, “I see thorns and thistles growing, and many other such things that are a nuisance. Did God give us these things?”
Yes, God’s Word lets us know that He sent these things on account of our sin. When Adam disobeyed God, and wanted a higher place than God had given to him, which was sin, then God sent all the pests as punishment, and thus His beautiful and fair creation was spoiled.
Let us remember, God did not stop there; such things may prevent us from settling down here as if everything was all right, but He has also shown us that sin put us at a distance from Him because He is holy.
There was no hope ever to deliver ourselves from such a condition so God sent His Son, the Only One who was able to enter into the full results of sin, and rise triumphant out of it all, to deliver all who would put their trust in Him, He then gives us to share with His all that belongs to Him in that bright scene above. It is only those who will accept Him as their Saviour that will get the benefit.
May you dear children, as you enjoy the country, think of these things.
ML 09/18/1938