WHAT a peaceful scene we have before us in our picture! Do you wonder what these girls are talking about? It must be something good. for they have such kind, happy faces. They are busy girls, though, for one has a pitchfork in her hand, and the other is tending the cow and calf. They are beginning a day’s work, and are happy in it. Did you know that the busy people are always the happiest ones? Idle ones are sure to get into mischief—they are apt to be saying evil and unkind things, and doing harm to others.
God has a message in His Word to idle people; look at Prov. 6:66Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: (Proverbs 6:6). He tells them to watch the tiny ant; it is always busy.
“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.”
God is so displeased with His own children who waste their time. Our lives are so uncertain, so short, too, at the best, that we want to be occupying our time for Him.
Little people can run errands and do many deeds of kindness for others. All these things will make them very happy, if done because they love Jesus. He is watching us all the time, and knows whether we are doing our work to please Him. Big and little people can do their duties as under His eye, and have a peace and a real happiness down in their hearts, because they are doing faithfully the work He has given them strength for.
ML 04/13/1924