Little Tommy was fond of sugar. One day when his mamma had stepped out of the kitchen he thought he would have a treat, so he climbed up on a chair and reached his hand down into a jar that was standing on the first shelf. Out came the little hand, full of white, beautiful looking sugar, as Tommy thought. In his haste to get all he could he stuffed his mouth full, but, alas! it was salt and not sugar, and poor Tommy’s spitting and sputtering and choking soon drew his mother to the scene of trouble.
Do not let us forget, dear children, that our sin will surely find us out, as God tells us. We may not be found at once in our sin, as little Tommy was; but sooner or later it will come out to our sorrow and shame.
Let us remember that God sees and hears all we do and say, and that all will come out—if not now, at the Judgment Seat of Christ. If we bear this in mind it will be a safeguard against many an evil, if only we are seeking to please Him.
ML 11/11/1900