Baby Sharon sat on the porch steps and watched her big sister walk down the country road to the schoolhouse. Mother went into the house for a moment and when she came out, little Sharon was nowhere to be seen.
Mother called and called, and then ran to the road and there was the baby running after big sister. The more Mother called and ran, the farther the baby would run away from her. She was a naughty girl and would not come, but finally Mother caught up to Sharon and carried her safely home.
When Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden they tried to get away from God too, but God said, “Where art thou?” Genesis 3:99And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? (Genesis 3:9). God was looking for Adam, as the mother in our story was looking for little Sharon. God is looking for you too, dear unsaved boy or girl.
Don’t try and run away from God, for He loves you and has sent His dear Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to die for you so that you can be one of His dear children and live in His home above.
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Why not say in the words of the little poem,
“God is calling yet! I cannot stay;
My heart I yield without delay.
Vain world, farewell, from thee I part;
The voice of God has reached my heart.”
ML 06/07/1953