Luke 1:66 And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying… Every boy and girl might well ask about himself or herself, "What manner," &c. I want you to think about what you are going to be. It is not chance that decides. The fruit comes out of the blossom; the flower out of the bud; the man out of the child. You are beginning now to be the men and women that you will be. Here are some things that you can do, or get done for you. For we can go for help to One who is able to do very much more than we ask or think. I. MEND THE LITTLE FAULTS NOW. II. BE NOW WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE WHEN YOU ARE GROWN UP. 1. Be truthful. 2. Be kind and pleasant. III. TAKE WITH YOU TWO THINGS MORE WONDERFUL THAN ANY OTHER GIFTS THAT YOU EVER READ OR HEARD OF. 1. A golden key — PRAYER. 2. A charm which I would have you wear not next to your heart, but in the heart itself. The charm is this — try always to please Jesus. IV. And yet the most wonderful part remains, that if we come to Jesus, and seek Him as our Saviour and Helper, the child will become an angel of God. (Mark Guy Pearse.) Parallel Verses KJV: And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him. |
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