The four children in the Swiss cottage were silent a lung moment when they discovered that their home was completely buried in snow.
“What can we do?” said Therese. “Will Father dig us out?” said Franz. “I’m afraid he cannot find us.”
“Then we must die in the dark. Oh, if I could only see your face, Therese.”
The hours wore on poor little Karine cried until she was quite exhausted, and all four huddled fearfully together.
Hark! what was that noise? Another heavy thud on the roof, and then the beautiful sunshine came streaming through. “Little Franz, are you there?”
“Yes, yes,” cried a chorus of voices from below. In a few moments the neighbors carried the children out to the green grass to their father who had been shoveling since early morning.
Salvation from above had come for their poor little bodies, even as it has come for your poor little soul. Salvation from above! The Lord Jesus came down from heaven, down into this dark world, save poor sinners like you. Will you have Him? When He calls, “Whosoever will,” will you answer, “Yes, yes,” just as the little children in the house did? It is very simple. it is God’s work to remove in a moment your load of sins, and to place you securely in Christ, saved for eternity. It is God’s work, not yours. Salvation is already prepared for you. Sleep no longer. He is calling you today, calling from above. Rise up and answer Him.
ML 01/18/1953