Twice over, dear children, these words are uttered in one chapter, the last chapter of the Bible. I wonder how many of you can take your Bibles and find them. You will find them in the 7th and 12Th verses. I want you to look at the 20th verse also. There the blessed Lord Jesus says,
“Surely I come quickly.”
Now there is another verse I want you to look at. You will find it in the 25th Chapter of Matthew. It is the 13th verse. There the Lord Jesus says,
“Watch, therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour.”
Yes, again and again, He tells us He is coming quickly, and He says He will SURELY come quickly, and He wants us to be ready.
Now let me ask you, if you are ready. Have your sins been forgiven? Have you been washed in the blood of Jesus? If not, you are not ready. And do you know Jesus might come before you finish reading this paper? Oh! how terrible it would be, if you were not ready. Will you not, then, confess your sins to God, just now, and accept Jesus as your Saviour. You would then be able to say, “Come, Lord Jesus,”
Let me tell you about two girls, who had been hearing some preaching about the Lord’s coming, and who got troubled about not being ready.
One evening their parents went out to make a call, and left them in the house with some younger children. While their parents were out, they got to speaking together about the Lord’s coming, and they began to think the Lord might come before their parents got back, and that they would be left behind because they were not ready. They were in great distress about it; and when their parents returned, they found them crying. They wanted to be saved, and they did not want to be left behind when the Lord came. Well, their parents spoke to them about Jesus, the Saviour, and told them, if they believed in Jesus, and got their sins forgiven through faith in His blood, they would be saved, and when Jesus came He would take them along with all true Christians. These two girls believed, and were saved, and then they were no longer afraid, but could rejoice, because they would go to be with Him, if He came.
Now, dear children, will you not also do like these two girls, if you are not already saved? Confess your sins to God, believe in Jesus, believe in His precious blood which was shed for your sins and you will be saved, and He will take you when He comes.
A.H. R.
ML 01/14/1900