Annie was an orphan child. Her father and mother died when she was very young, so young that she did not remember ever seeing them. However, when her mother died, she took her little babe in her arms and with her last breath prayed that God would save her in her early days.
Annie lived with her grandmother in a small cottage some distance from town. But she never seemed lonely or anxious to join with the crowd of boys or girls on the city streets. She went to a pretty country school, around the door of which entwined honeysuckle and roses. It was there she learned the story of the Saviour’s love.
When only five years old, Annie believed on the Lord Jesus and was saved. Then began her days of true happiness. Her face always wore a smile. She was generally singing and the neighbors called her “Happy Annie.” If you were to ask her what made her sing as she walked along to and from school, she would tell you, “‘Cause Jesus makes me glad.” Wasn’t that a very good reason why she should sing? If Jesus made her glad, she could not be silent.
And Jesus can make you glad, just as He did little Annie. He will if you believe on Him, and accept Him as your Saviour, as Annie did.
ML 04/25/1965