TWO little boys went out to bathe in the sea one beautiful morning. The sea was rough, and the tide was going out very fast. The boys were jumping about, and went out further and further into deeper water; they were not at all afraid, and were laughing and talking together. But in a few minutes, getting tired, they tried to walk to the shore; however, they found that the waves Were too strong for them, and the current was sweeping out so fast, that instead of getting nearer the shore, they were carried farther and farther away from it.
All this time many people had been watching them, and two kind gentlemen, fearing that the boys would be drowned, took off their coats, and swam out and caught them. One of the little boys was insensible when the gentleman reached him, but his deliverer picked him up in his arms, and brought him to shore. The little fellow was put into a warm bed, and by and bye he was well again.
Think, my dear young friends! For you are in greater danger than those two boys were! All the while they were laughing and talking they were getting deeper and deeper in the water, and little did they think that they would not be able to get back to shore, and would be drowned had not a saviour rescued them. How many children think themselves quite safe, and who are daily getting further and further from God. “I will be a Christian when I grow up,” says one. But day by day you are getting further away from the Lord Jesus, and your young hearts are getting harder and more thoughtless.
The Lord Jesus came down into this world to save sinners, and died on the cross, that our sins might be washed away, and now He is bringing one after another in His arms to the place of safety. The little boys could not save themselves, they were saved. You cannot save yourselves, but Jesus saves. May you feel what it is to be lost, and know what it is to be saved by the Lord Jesus Christ.
F.