I KNOW a little girl who has two pet chickens. One days these pets fell into a cistern. There was no water in it, and the little chicks were making a great noise. They wanted to get out, but could not. They did not want to stay in that deep place, but unless some person who had power to take them out, did so, the poor little things would have died. So the little girl and I went to the cistern. I said to her, “Now you get down and take them out.” She had the desire to do it, but she had not the power. She could not save the lives of those little chickens. She knew I wanted to see the little things safe out of that place, and she knew I had power to take them out, so she said, “You take them out,” and I did. If I had not the power I could not have taken the little chickens out. You see it needed two things in order to take those little pets out of the cistern. It needed a desire, and it needed power. When I saw the little chickens safe out of the place they were in, and enjoying their freedom, I spoke to the little girl of what a wonderful Saviour the Lord Jesus is. He saw us unable to take ourselves out of the condition we were in, as lost sinners, and He loved us so much as to die on the cross to save us, and by His love and power He provided a salvation for us, and now all who put their trust in Him are saved. How very kind it was of Him to suffer and die for us upon the cross, so as to satisfy God about our sins, and then offer us a full and a free salvation. And when we are saved, through simple faith in Him, what peace and liberty we should enjoy.
Some of the little ones who read MESSAGES OF LOVE have written to us that they know what peace with God is, and are happy in His love. If all our little readers could say the same, what cause for thankfulness it would be. May we all learn a lesson from the little chickens in the cistern.
I’m not too young for God to see;
He knows my name and nature too;
And all day long He looks at me,
And sees my actions through and through.
He listens to the words I say,
And knows the thoughts I have within;
And whether I’m at work or play,
He’s sure to know it if I sin.
ML 10/14/1900