LITTLE Robbie is only three years old, but can sing, “I will arise and go to my Father, and will say unto Him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before Thee, and am no more worthy to be called Thy son.” He is very fond of his father, and when asked if he loves his father, he answers,
“Yes, and Jesus who lives in the sky.”
Of course he is only a child and does not understand things like grown-up people, but he knows that Jesus loves him, for God reveals that to babes, and they can praise Him.
Once there was a man who had two sons, and one of them did not wish to stay at home always with his kind father, and wandered away, and soon spent all the money given to him by his parent.
Soon he was penniless, and had nothing to eat. Instead of going straight home and telling his father he was sorry, he just wandered farther away, and at last had to mind swine in the fields, after going without breakfast. He saw the swine had something to eat, but he had nothing.
This state of affairs made him sit down and think of all his wickedness, and his wandering. After much thought he determined to go home again and ask to be forgiven.
His pride broke down and he went ragged, footsore and weary to the place where he had spent so many happy days.
While he was yet afar off he saw his old grey-haired father coming to meet him, and falling on his face, and bursting into tears, he said, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.”
His father forgave him freely, and kissed him with a kiss of reconciliation.
He then ordered the best robe to be put on him, and in his joy at finding his son, he made a great feast, and said, “This my son was lost, and is found, he was dead and is alive again.”
Now, little ones, this is just what God does when any little prodigal returns and says from the bottom of his heart, “Father, I have sinned, and want to be forgiven for Jesus’ sake.”
All the angels rejoice over one sinner that repenteth, and He “who came to seek and to save all who were lost” gives you a kiss of reconciliation, and puts on you the robe of righteousness, and forgives you all, making you a child of God through being born again.
If you are lost, and have not been found by Jesus, return now to Him and He will save you, for He says:
“Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out.”
Not only sing, as little Robbie did, that you will arise, but come now and be made happy once and for ever; and so shall you live always in His presence, “where there is fulness of joy, and pleasures for evermore.”
ML 12/09/1917