Clair had taken the baby for an outing in his carriage. Near the brow of a steep hill she stopped to rest. She thought she had set the brake and placed a stone behind the wheel. Then she walked a few feet further on to get a better view of the landscape.
However, Baby wiggled and turned, and the brake was not set properly. The carriage took off swiftly down the street. In a moment, Clipper, the dog, sped after it. He threw himself in front of the rolling carriage and stopped it. The carriage turned over and Baby rolled out unharmed. Good old Clipper! He was a resourceful dog, wasn’t he?
Boys and girls, and older folks too, many of them, are speeding on the downgrade to a lost eternity. Now the only One who can stop their downward course is the Lord Jesus Himself. Those who go down to the pit must pass Him by on the way. He stands and cries to the sons of men, “Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die?” Ezekiel 33:1111Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? (Ezekiel 33:11). He is able and willing to save all who put their trust in Him. How many boys and girls He has arrested from their downward course! He has rescued them from judgment, turned them about and put them on the road to heaven. May this be true of each dear reader.
ML-05/31/1964