A POOR man, who knew not the Lord, and was therefore under the dominion of sin, which sometimes shows itself out in one way and sometimes in another, was given to drinking. When in this state, he often frightened his poor wife and children very much. One night when he came home, he was more violent than usual, and his bad conduct awoke his little boy, who was only about three years of age. The little fellow heard his mother crying, and that made him get out of bed to go to her. His father ordered him to go back to bed again, and he of course obeyed, for he was a good child and knew it was right to do as he was told. But before he got into his little bed again, he knelt down and prayed aloud: “Pray God bless dear father and mother, and make father a good father. Amen!” This went to his father’s heart. The gentle loving rebuke of such a little one opened his eyes to his great folly and wickedness. God used it to convict him of sin, and to show him his deep need of a Saviour. He sought the first opportunity of going where he could hear about Christ, and was at last converted. Washed from his sins in the Saviour’s blood, he was not only saved from condemnation, but delivered also from the dominion of sin. His wife too became a believer, and their home, instead of being the scene of misery and strife, became the abode of peace and comfort.
How kind it was of “the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity,” to stoop to listen to the supplications of such a little child!
“When little children trust his word,
And seek Him for their Friend and Guide,
Their little voices will be heard,
And they will never be denied.”
ML 01/07/1906