WHAT a pretty sight it is to see a fleet of more than a hundred fishing-boats all sailing together over the oyster-grounds with the sun glancing on their white and ruddy-brown sails and the wind carrying them gracefully along, like sea-birds skimming the surface. But that is not the best part of it. Down at the bottom of the sea there are large beds or patches of oysters which God has provided for man’s use. Wherever we may look, either on dry land or in the waters, we see the hand of God displayed in His wisdom and care for man. Man has to work to get this provision, but God has created all things. God is thoughtful of all our needs and knows just what we need above all the rest and that is, the need of our souls. God has undertaken that too. Have you thought of what that need is? I am sure that many of my readers can answer that they have. It is to have our souls saved and that for eternity. Yes, dear children we would never have thought of that great need ourselves, but God knew all about it and He pitied us in our helpless condition; He knew we could never help ourselves to be saved, so He sent His only Son, who alone was able to meet His holy claims that stood against us. What a wonderful God we have that should think of every need and that so graciously supply not only the temporal but our eternal needs.
Have you thanked God for this wonderful provision—for Jesus—God’s gift? I am sure if you have believed in Him you will, not only thank Him for all His tender mercies in providing for our temporal needs but you will delight to say,
ML 11/19/1916