DO you love Jesus?” I said, one day, to a child. “Yes, I do,” she replied.
“But, does Jesus love you?”
“Yes, He does. I know Jesus loves me, because He died for me.” Her face brightened up, as she continued, “Please will you tell me about Jesus?” And, when I paused, she said, “Do tell me more.”
Dear reader, do you love Jesus? Do you want to know more about Him, or do you dread His name?
Gertrude was in a great deal of pain at the time I was speaking to her, but she said, “Jesus suffered much more pain than I ever have, didn’t He? and Jesus makes my pains better sometimes, when I ask Him to.”
After a little she said, “Please, do you know why Jesus made me ill? I know. Shall I tell you? When I was well I never thought about Jesus at all. I was always playing about, and having games; but since I have been ill, I have heard about Jesus, and love Him.”
Dear young reader, is it with you as it was with Gertrude? Are you so engrossed with your pleasures that you cannot spare time to think about the Lord Jesus Christ, the One who died for you? Or can you say, as Gertrude said, “He died for me”?
ML 06/16/1918