DO THE birds ever waken you early in the morning with their sweet songs? The meadow lark is a specially sweet songster; the one in our picture looks very happy with his mate. We cannot see it, but their nest is nearby in this meadow.
We should thank the Lord for giving us the birds and so many things out of doors to make us happy. Saved boys and girls have the right to be the very happiest of all of God’s creatures, and if their hearts are full of love for Jesus, they will want to open their mouths often in songs of praise to Him. We read a great deal about our mouths in Scripture. In Matt. 21:16 we find that even babes and children may say things that will bring praise to the Lord’s name. We can tell what people are interested in, too, by what they talk about; so the Lord Jesus says in Matt. 12:34, that “out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh”.
So, dear children, let us think more about the Lord Jesus each day, and about what He has done for us; then I’m sure our mouths will speak for Him, and we will love to praise Him, too.
“BY HIM, THEREFORE, LET US OFFER THE SACRIFICE OF PRAISE TO GOD CONTINUALLY, THAT IS, THE FRUIT OF OUR LIPS, GIVING THANKS TO HIS NAME.” Heb. 13:15.
ML 12/15/1912