WE must bring to a close for this volume our happy work of speaking to you, dear children. May you all love God’s holy word, and may you read it with godly fear; for God is great, and He knows every single thought of our hearts and every word that comes out from our lips. God is very jealous over His word; He will allow no one to add to it, or to take from it; He will burn up the earth, but His word shall endure forever.
The word of God shows to us what everlasting life is, and how we may have it; it teaches us how our sins are pardoned, and the way we may find forgiveness for ourselves. The word of God is the true Christian’s meat and drink, his guide and lamp, his comfort and meditation; the word of God is the sword of the Spirit, and is our defense against Satan. Search the Scripture, learn texts from it―such knowledge will serve you, when you are older, more than all the wisdom of the world. If we can sow some seeds of truth into your hearts we shall not have lived in vain, for those seeds will spring up for eternity. Now farewell, and may God bless you, everyone.