May lee was a little Chinese girl, just seven years old. Her home was not a happy one; they were very poor. Her father was a slave to opium; he spent most of his money on the dreadful drug, which he smoked day after day. It made him cross and cruel; he often beat his children and treated his wife very badly. They did not have enough to eat oftentimes, nor did they have enough fuel to keep the house warm in the cold weather.
May Lee was a sad little girl. But mile day a kind missionary lady asked f May could come to the mission school. Her mother said she could go, and this was the beginning of a new life for poor little May.
At the mission school May learned about Jesus, the One who came from heaven and brought the love of God to earth. May heard the story of how He went about doing good, healing the sick, feeding the hungry, making sad hearts happy, and above all, of how He went to die upon the cross to put our sins away. Now all who believe on Him are cleansed from their sins and made fit for the Father’s house in heaven.
Little May opened her heart to Jesus and received Him as her Saviour. She knew now that her sins were gone and that she was one of His children. She went home and told her brother and sister the wonderful story of love. They too wanted to belong to Jesus, to have Him come into their hearts. They too confessed Him as their Saviour. Next came Mother, who also believed the good news and was saved. Then they all prayed that Father too would come and be saved, and give up the terrible opium habit.
There was a great struggle going on in Father Lee’s heart, for Satan strives hard to hold his victims under his power. But the Lord Jesus is greater than Satan, and God answered the earnest prayers that went up to Him on behalf of Mr. Lee. One day he too trusted in Jesus, and the mighty spell was broken. No longer was he a slave to opium; the Lord took away the desire for it. For the Lord not only delivers from the guilt of sin, but from its power too. Mr. Lee became a new creature in Christ Jesus.
O what a happy home was theirs from then on. They had their trials and problems, but they were happy in the Lord. They lived for Him and sought to tell others of the wonderful salvation He brings to those who trust Him.
“If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to Himself by Jesus Christ.” 2 Cor. 5: 17,18.
ML 10/01/1967