Little Linda sat in the rocker with her dollie in her arm. As she rocked her dollie to sleep she sang:
“Jesus loves me, this I know
For the Bible tells me so.”
Her father sat in his chair across the room reading the newspaper. He was not a Christian, and there was no love in his heart for Jesus. The singing of the little hymn irked him so that he said to his little girl sternly, “Be quiet, Lindy.”
Little Linda was quiet for a time as she continued to rock her dollie. Suddenly her sweet childish voice was heard again singing the little hymn she loved so well:
“Jesus loves me, this I know.”
This time her father was angry. He said: “Didn’t I tell you to be quiet? Why don’t you do as I say?”
Sorrowfully the little girl replied, “Daddy, I didn’t mean to disobey you. But I can’t help singing. This song just sings itself. It’s down in my heart.”
When we love the Lord Jesus, dear boys and girls, there is a joy in our hearts that makes us want to sing His praise.
For, “He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock .... and He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God.” Psalms 40:2,32He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. 3And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord. (Psalm 40:2‑3).
ML 09/08/1968