God sometimes washes the eyes of His children with tears in order that they may read aright His providence and His commandments.
As a child walking over a slippery and dangerous path cries out, " Father, I am falling! " and has but a moment to catch his father's hand, so every believer sees hours when only the hand of Jesus comes between him and the abysses of destruction.
A large portion of Christ's miracles of love were wrought at the urgent request of parents for their suffering children. Is that ear gone deaf to-day? Will He not do for our children's souls what He did for the bodies of the ruler's daughter, and the dead youth at Nain?
Never despair of a child. The one you weep the most for at the mercy-seat may fill your heart with the sweetest joys.
You may not be able to leave your children a great inheritance, but day by day you may be weaving coats for them which they will wear through all eternity.
Precious Saviour! come in spirit, and lay Thy strong, gentle grasp of love on our dear boys and girls, and keep these our lambs from the fangs of the wolf.
You may not be able to leave your children a great inheritance, but day by day, you may be weaving coats for them which they will wear for all eternity.