A missionary in Africa, who was returning England, was saving-good-bye to the African boys he had taught. One little boy of ten, who had trusted the Lord Jesus as His Saviour, was feeling very sad to lose the friend who bad first told him of Jesus.
“O teacher,” he said, “how I would like to go with you to England! It must be wonderful to live in a and where everyone loves Jesus!”
The missionary did not know what to say, but felt he must tell him that he did not mean that in England everyone loved Jesus.
“O!” said the boy, “but I thought you told me everyone in England knew about Jesus.”
“Yes, that’s right, but not everyone loves Him,” responded the teacher.
“Why,” exclaimed the boy in astonishment, “to know Him is to love Him.”
This little boy had accepted the Lord Jesus as his Saviour and could not understand why anyone who knew of such a Saviour, did not do so too. He could say as in 1 John 4:1919We love him, because he first loved us. (1 John 4:19),
“We love Him because He first loved us,” and how he loved to hear more of the Lord Jesus!
I wonder if you, who have heard the “old, old story” so many times, dear reader, just “know about Jesus”, or have you, as the African boy, trusted Him as your Saviour? If not, come to Him as a sinner at once, and receiving His pardon and gift of eternal life, you will know something of His great love to you. Then you too, will love Him with all your heart because you can say, “The Son of God who loved ME, and gave Himself for ME.” Gal, 2:20.
ML 05/12/1946