ONE morning, in the winter when the snow lay on the ground about two inches deep, a little boy was going with his father to a neighboring village, about four miles distant from the town in which they lived, to see some friends, and to scatter the gospel tidings of God’s great salvation.
Ascending a hill, the little son of eight, who was walking behind his father, said, “Mind where you step, father. I am coming behind, and am putting my feet right into your marks.”
The father, turning to the little preacher, replied, “All right, my boy; that means a good deal, and has a word of caution to every father.”
Little boys, you can preach the truth to others. You go, perhaps, to children’s meetings sometimes, and hear many things about God, and His wonderful love to the world. (John 3:1616For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16).) Now, remember what you hear, and carry the news away to others. The message that you carry may say, “Mind where you step,” and those who hear may “mind.”
But do you know what it is to be saved —saved by Christ? The little fellow of whom I tell confessed the Lord, —that boy of eight knows the Lord, and has eternal life! Have you?
Jesus died, Jesus lives, and He wants all to believe in Him.
ML 01/27/1918