They had stopped for a moment to see why the crowd had gathered, and speedily found that it was an open-air preaching which had attracted the people, and that the speaker was just quoting the well-known verse, John 3:16:
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
Alas ! for the girl, that lovely Gospel message, with all its fullness of blessing for "whosoever believeth," was but an oft-told tale.
But all this was thought nothing of. Her soul's deep need had never been known, and so she carelessly made little of the blessed message which God in His goodness is sending to old and young today. Perhaps it was the last time she was to hear it. Who shall say?
Messages of God’s Love 12/15/1929