A Message for Boys and Girls

[Thompson, Darryl]

A Message for Boys and Girls 

     Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of
the Lord. Ps. 34:11.  

     Every child and every youth should bear in mind, "I am of value in
the sight of God; I am bought with a price, and I am the property of
Jesus Christ. As a follower of Christ I am to practice His virtues, that
I may represent my Saviour."  

     Pray much. While at your work let your heart be uplifted to God.
When you have committed to God the keeping of your soul, do not go away
and act directly contrary to the prayer you have made. Watch as well as
pray, lest you be overcome with temptation. Resist the first inclination
to do wrong. Pray in your heart, "Jesus, help me; preserve me from
evil," and then do what you know Christ would be pleased to have you do.
. . .  

     You may ask, as many others have done, How may I know that Jesus
receives me and loves me? Shall I know by my feelings? No; by obedience
to His Holy Word. Appropriate to yourself the rich promises of God.
Believe His word that Jesus is abiding in your heart by faith. Through
faith and trust in God you may have His peace, and you can then say, "I
know in whom I have believed. I will listen to every whisper of His Holy
Spirit."  

     There is but one way to be victorious. Serve God with all your
heart because you love Him. Seek Him daily because you love Him and know
what He is to you. Be faithful in the little things, although no eye but
the Lord's may review your work. Remember that you are doing service for
Christ. You may now be obtaining a precious experience every day in
serving God. Plant the principles of truth in your own soul, and reveal
Christ in your character. Do not be satisfied with a common, low level.
You can . . . resemble Christ in character. . . .  

     Look unto Jesus constantly if you would advance step by step in the
narrow path cast up for the chosen of the Lord to walk in, saying in
your heart, "Thee will I seek, O God; Thee will I follow; Thee will I
serve; under Thy guidance I can and will go forward."  


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