DEAR mother has been very busy all morning with her house-work. There was so much to be done—the breakfast dishes had to be washed and put away; Mary’s and Jack’s little beds had to be made; the house set to rights; the lunch prepared for the hungry children who would soon be back from school. Now, all this is done, the afternoon is short and school will soon be out. Mother does not wish to waste a minute, so she sits down by the window with her sewing. But her mind is not on it. Soon her darlings will appear around the corner, and her loving eye will follow them until they reach the porch, then I am sure she will put aside her sewing, go to meet them at the door, and welcome them with a kiss.
How pleasant for Mary and Jack to think of mother thus expecting them! It tells them of her love. They would be disappointed if she had forgotten all about them; had not prepared their lunch; had not thought of their home coming at all.
Mother would not treat her dear children that way. She wants to be with them, and misses them when they are gone. That is because she loves them, and I trust they love her, and would watch for her return should she have to leave them for a while.
Do Mary and Jack wait and watch for their Lord and Saviour? Do they, who have trusted in Jesus for their salvation, long for His return? “I will come again,” He said when ready to go away, “and receive you unto Myself, that where I am, there ye may be also.”
He will not send an angel to fetch us to Him, but will come Himself, and call us with a great shout and the saved dead, shall hear, as well as we which are alive, then we shall be caught up together in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Let none of us who love Jesus forget that this may happen at any moment, so let us watch for Him; it will please Him. He says, “Surely I come quickly.” Do you answer, “Even so, come, Lord Jesus”?
ML 09/03/1922