What a good time this boy is having with his dog; he has trained him to do so many different things. Perhaps you have a dog; have you taught him to sit up and say Please, or Thank you, by barking?
Animals may be taught to do many cute things, but it takes patience to train them, for they must do the same thing over and over again before they are able to do that thing well.
This is true of children, too, is it not? Their parents and teachers have them repeat their tasks many times before they can do them perfectly. What patience and love is needed by these older ones; their care must be constant over the little ones to lead them to do right.
If you are a saved child, you are in God’s school as well as in your day school. You must listen to His Word in order to learn the lessons He wants to teach you; then if you are willing to do what He asks of you, you will be very happy. As long as the Lord leaves you down here, you will continue to be in His school, and how thankful you will he when you see His face, if you have learned the lessons he has sought to teach you.
Sometimes a child is permitted to do something very bad, to show him how naughty and sinful lie is by nature. As we see how dreadfully sinful we are, we realize more the holiness of God, and how He only is able to keep, us from sinning.
“Kept by the power of God.” 1. Peter 1:5.
ML 07/16/1939