The children’s meeting was over, and most of the boys and girls were hurrying, as boys and girls always do, to get out into the sunshine.
But one little lass was sitting quietly in her chair. Quickly I stepped over to her and sat down.
“Are you a good little girl?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Are you always good?”
“Yes, sir.”
“And do you think God always speaks the truth?”
“Oh, yes, sir.”
“Then if God were to speak to you tonight, would you believe Him?”
“Yes, I would.”
“Then let me read from God’s Book what He says to you, ‘There is none that doeth good, no, not one.’ How many good people are there?”
“None.”
“And are you good?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Now think carefully while I ask you again. How many good people are there?”
“None.”
“Then are you good?”
“Yes, sir.”
“But there must be a mistake, when God says there is none good, and yet you tell me you are good.”
“Sir, I think God forgot about me.”
Perhaps you smile at the little girl’s answer. But don’t you think many grown-up folks talk and think just the same? But God has spoken the truth, and it is true of you and me too. He says, “There is none that doeth good, no, not one.” Romans 3:1212They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. (Romans 3:12).
God cannot have sin in His presence, and He cannot have you and me in His presence either, unless we have been cleansed from our sins in the precious blood of Christ.
ML 09/05/1954