How much these little folks seem to be enjoying their play at the seaside! They have found a sheltered place, away from the waves which continually break on the shore beyond the rocks. Here they can wade in and gather the pretty shells and sail their little boats. See, how shallow the water is, too, surely, it is an ideal place for little folks like these in the picture. There was One who said,
Do you know who that was? It was Jesus, God’s well-beloved Son, who said these words, when bearing God’s judgment against sin on Calvary’s cross. There He suffered the punishment we deserved as sinners. There the “waves and billows” of God’s judgment were upon Him. Now, do you think God will punish us, too, if we put our trust in Jesus? Surely not!
Are you aware, little reader, that you are a sinner, and in need of a Saviour?
If not, may God show you your real condition before Him, that you may accept Him as your Saviour—the One who died in your stead. Then you will be truly sheltered from the judgment which God must send upon those who will not have His Son.
ML 10/21/1945