A GOOD many years ago when I was a little child, I looked forward with pleasure. to the snow storms. We rolled the snow into big balls and made snow-men. Sometimes we built up walls of snow in the form of houses.
The little boy in the picture seems to be at this kind of work. Perhaps he is making a snow-man. His spade leans against a big ball of snow, while he stops for a moment to warm his fingers.
Can you tell me, children, how long the snow-men and the snow-houses or forts, last? What happens to them when the sun comes out bright and warm? They melt away and disappear. You cannot keep them very long.
The same is true of all the pleasures that this world offers. Some may last longer than others, but they will all pass away sooner or later.
These heavenly treasures will never perish. We shall possess them and enjoy them throughout eternity.
When some pleasure of this world ends, when some pleasant thing fades away from our sight, like the snow-man, we feel sad and lonely, or discontented because of the loss. But if we are living for Jesus—if we are telling others about God’s wonderful salvation and showing love and kindness to those about us, we are laying up the treasures that cannot be taken from us. Our joy will be lasting. It will not be followed with unsatisfied feelings of discontent.
Let your heart be filled with love for your Saviour. Let your life be full of good deeds for Him.
ML 02/07/1904