Deer are very timid creatures and speedily retire under the covert of trees at the approach of strangers. What has led these three to venture so close to the habitation of man?
The snow has covered up all their food; and they have come up to the keeper's cottage, hoping that their felt need may be supplied. Often the man who dwells in that cottage has given them food, and they know him as a friend and fully trust him.
What an illustration is this of our own blessed Saviour, Lord and Friend.
As lost sinners we were driven to Him by our need. Like the prodigal, we were “in want,” and we knew our help and salvation was centered alone in the Lord Jesus.
He spoke to our aching hearts the blessed words, “Son, be of good cheer, thy sins are forgiven thee,” or “Daughter, go in peace; thy faith hath saved thee,” for
Through grace we received His word, and our hearts rejoiced. Thus the Lord Jesus Christ became our personal Saviour.
Through grace also we have come under the sway of His constraining love, and He has become our Lord.
His wishes begin to control us, and by His Spirit we are being newformed in His moral likeness. Thus we know Him as our Friend, and look to Him to help and sustain us in our times of need.
“What a Friend we have in Jesus!”
Messages of God’s Love 2/18/1934