,transcriber's notes3 ,unusual and inconsistent spelling is as printed4 ,new original cover art included with this e,book is granted to the public domain4 ,illustration ,chats with ,children ,illustration ,,amy ,,le ,,feuvre ,bishop ,taylor ,smith1 the ,evangelical ,british ,chaplain-,general1 said3 ,miss ,,le ,,feuvre',s books need no introduction1 they are always ,,inspiring4 ,books by ,amy le ,feuvre -------- ,,probable ,,sons4 ,,heather',s ,,mistress4 ,,teddy',s ,,button4 ,,dwell ,,deep4 ,,dreamikins4 ,,the ,,carved ,,cupboard4 ,,eric',s ,,good ,,news4 ,a ,,little ,,listener4 ,a ,,puzzling ,,pair4 ,a ,,daughter ,,of ,,the ,,sea4 ,,the ,,discovery ,,of ,,damaris4 ,,children ,,of ,,the ,,crescent4 ,,us1 ,,and ,,our ,,charge4 ,,miss ,,lavender',s ,,boy4 ,,harebell',s ,,friend4 ,a ,,thoughtless ,,seven4 ,,on ,,the ,,edge ,,of ,a ,,moor4 ,,dicky',s ,,brother4 ,and many others4 ,illustration ,illustration3 ,,chat ,i4 ,photo3 ,wallace1 ,sidmouth4 ,a ,lovely ,old ,garden4 ,frontispiece4 ,chats with ,children or ,pearls for ,young ,people ,strung from the ,word of ,truth ,by ,amy le ,feuvre ,author of ,probable ,sons1 ,teddy's ,button1 ,eric's ,good ,news1 etc4 ,,with ,,four ,,coloured ,,and ,,eight ,,black ,,and ,,white ,,illustrations ,illustration ,,pickering ,,inglis #ad ,,paternoster ,,row #bbi ,,bothwell ,,street ,,london1 ,e4,c4#d ,,glasgow1 ,c4#b ,and most ,booksellers and ,colporteurs ,made and ,printed in ,great ,britain ,,contents -------- ,,chat ,i4 ,outside and ,inside ,,chat ,,ii4 ,we are ,his ,workmanship ,,chat ,,iii4 ,the ,way to ,heaven ,,chat ,,iv4 ,a ,knock at the ,door ,,chat ,v4 ,how to ,tackle ,giants ,,chat ,,vi4 ,a ,free ,gift ,,chat ,,vii4 ,to ,be ,ready ,,chat ,,viii4 ,the ,unknown ,visitor ,,chat ,,ix4 ,our ,inheritance ,the ,city ,bright ,stories ,illustrating ,chats ,guide to ,illustrations ,key to ,bible ,quotations ,,illustrations -------- ,illustrations in ,colour ,,the ,,potter',s ,,wheel ,a ,,measure ,,of ,,meal ,,selling ,,sparrows ,,in ,,temple ,,washing ,,feet ,illustrations in ,black and ,white ,,chat ,i4 ,a ,,lovely ,,old ,,garden4 ,frontispiece4 ,,chat ,i4 ,,an ,,invalid ,,boy ,,chat ,,ii4 ,a ,,real ,,toy ,,boat ,,chat ,,ii4 ,,gathering ,,fruit ,,chat ,,iii4 ,,children ,,and ,,pet ,,dog ,,chat ,,iii4 ,,lost ,,boy ,,and ,,policeman ,,chat ,v4 ,,railway ,,train ,,and ,,station ,,chat ,,vii4 ,,think ,,about ,,it ,,seriously ,pictures for ,painting ,,are ,,printed ,,on ,,the ,,back ,,of ,,black ,,print4 ,pictures to ,paint--#a4 ,,what ,,bible ,,scene ,,is ,,this8 ,pictures to ,paint--#b4 ,,what ,,bible ,,scene ,,is ,,this8 ,pictures to ,paint--#c4 ,,what ,,does ,,this ,,represent8 ,pictures to ,paint--#d4 ,,who ,,are ,,these ,,two ,,persons8 ,pictures to ,paint--#e4 ,,what ,,bible ,,scene ,,is ,,this8 ,pictures to ,paint--#f4 ,,what ,,great ,,event ,,is ,,this8 ,pictures to ,paint--#g4 ,,what ,,new ,,testament ,,scene ,,is ,,this8 ,illustration3 ,,chat ,i4 ,if your ,body ,is ,hurt or ,ill4 ,illustration3 ,pictures to ,paint--#a4 ,,what ,,bible ,,scene ,,is ,,this8 ,,chats ,,with ,,children ,,by ,,amy ,,le ,,feuvre ,,chat ,i ------ ,outside and ,inside ,man looketh on the outward appearance1 but the ,lord looketh on the heart4 7#a ,samuel #af4g7 ,,chat ,i ,outside and ,inside ,man looketh on the outward appearance1 but the ,lord looketh on the heart4 7#a ,samuel #af4g7 ,,outside and inside4 ,how different they are6 ,i remember a very ugly looking house1 which ,i used to love as a little girl4 ,it faced the street1 with straight rows of windows1 bare and square1 and not a creeper or flower to be seen4 ,but inside1 what a delicious comfortable house it was6 ,and a lovely old garden behind1 hidden and surrounded by high walls4 ,all the flowers1 all the beautiful china and pictures1 and pretty old-fashioned furniture were to be seen after you entered it1 and not before4 ,i have seen many pretty looking houses since1 some quite charming with their gabled windows and creeper clad walls1 yet some of them inside1 are damp and ugly and uncomfortable4 ,when you go to a bookseller's to choose yourself a book do you choose it for its cover1 or for the story inside8 ,some of the dryest dullest books have the most handsome binding1 and some of the most thrilling stories are wrapped up in a very poor cover4 ,which do you value most1 the envelope1 or the letter inside8 ,your purse1 or the money that is in it8 ,do you like best the shell of a nut1 or the kernel inside8 ,which is most important1 the case of a clock or watch1 or the works inside8 ,do you like the outside of your chocolate box best1 or the chocolates inside8 ,outside and inside6 ,nearly always the inside of a thing is the thing that matters4 ,the outside is a mere case or covering for the treasure within4 ,so it is with us4 ,we are so apt to judge people by the outside look of them4 ,it is one of the pathetic facts in life1 that pretty children1 and beautiful girls1 and handsome boys1 get most love from the world around them4 ,and yet their souls inside may not be nearly so beautiful as plain featured children4 ,a crooked body may contain a lovely soul4 ,a lovely body may contain a crooked and distorted soul4 ,outside and inside--how different they may be4 ,our verse says3 ,man looketh on the outward appearance1 but the ,lord looketh on the heart4 ,i want you to sit still for a few minutes and think about this4 ,you have your outside1 and your inside4 ,your body and your soul4 ,your body is simply a case for your soul1 to be the means of moving and thinking and talking and acting as your soul desires4 ,i am not going to confuse you by talking about your mind1 or intellect1 or spirit4 ,we are composed of soul and body4 ,our souls are the only part of us that matters1 for they can never die2 our body may wear out1 and die1 drop away from us like an old garment1 but our souls live on4 ,they are the living part of us that ,god loves and guards1 that ,he sent ,his only ,son to die for1 because ,he wanted them in ,heaven above4 ,a great many people care for your body4 ,your parents rightly try to keep it in health4 ,they send for a doctor if your body is hurt or ill4 ,they feed it1 and buy clothes for it4 ,nearly all the shops in a big town are selling things for your body4 ,it needs a lot of things to keep it well4 ,food and drink1 fires in winter1 a soft bed at night for its rest and refreshment4 ,shelter from storm1 shade from great heat4 ,some of us take the greatest care of our bodies1 but never1 never think of the welfare of our souls4 ,now in these little chats with you1 ,i want to get at your souls1 to the inside thinking1 loving part of you1 to the bit of you that ought to be touching ,god and living with ,him1 whilst your bodies are running about and enjoying this beautiful earth4 ,god thinks most about your souls1 or hearts1 as they are often called in the ,bible4 ,what kind of a soul have you8 ,you are taught to take care of your body1 to feed it1 to clothe it1 not to do things which might hurt it4 ,your parents want your body to grow bigger and stronger every year4 ,is your soul growing bigger and stronger too8 ,are you feeding it8 ,does it get hurt or damaged8 ,now it may be comparatively easy to take care of our bodies1 but it is quite impossible for us to take care of our souls4 ,there is only ,one ,person who made them1 and who knows just what they want1 and has the right food to give them4 ,this ,person you know is ,god4 ,we are told that when our bodies die1 our spirits or souls return to ,god who gave them to us4 ,they belong to ,god4 ,he is the only ,one who can keep them safely1 and make them grow strong and beautiful4 ,we may not all have beautiful bodies1 but we can all have beautiful souls1 if we hand them over to ,god to keep4 ,is this difficult to do8 ,let us talk about it a little4 ,the ,devil wants to get possession of your souls to destroy them4 ,he tries to keep us away from ,god because he knows that our souls will thrive and blossom into beauty1 and be kept in perfect safety if we hand them over to ,god4 ,so he employs different means of keeping us far away from ,god4 ,he surrounds us with boys and girls who never think about their souls at all1 and they persuade us that saying prayers and reading the ,bible1 and going to ,church or ,chapel1 is all very dull and stupid4 ,we must have a jolly time1 and enjoy ourselves1 and whatever we do1 must never turn pi1 or be a prig4 ,then lessons1 and games1 and treats all follow each other so quickly that we feel we haven't time to think about ,god4 ,we are too busy1 too occupied1 too full of interesting plans and purposes to think about our souls4 ,the ,devil takes care to keep us busy4 ,what can we do8 ,only one thing4 ,come straight to the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 kneel down in any quiet corner1 ask ,him when we go to bed at night1 and when we get up in the morning to take our soul into ,his loving keeping4 ,he will do the rest4 ,he will remind us just in time before we are going to give way to temper1 before we're going to tell a lie2 ,he will give us courage to stand up for the right1 and to refuse to join in any wrong doing1 and ,he will give us sunshine and happiness in our souls4 ,we are told that ,he is able to keep what is committed to ,him4 ,he will never fail us4 ,god has loved our souls so much that ,he sent ,christ to save them from the ,devil's hold and power4 ,he will wash them in ,his precious ,blood and hold them in ,his keeping till ,he calls them to the golden ,unseen ,land above4 ,will you to-day give your soul1 your heart to ,god8 ,may ,he help you to do so4 ,illustration3 ,,chat ,,ii4 ,a ,real ,toy ,boat4 ,illustration3 ,pictures to ,paint--#b4 ,,what ,,bible ,,scene ,,is ,,this8 ,,chat ,,ii ------ ,his ,workmanship ,for we are ,his workmanship1 created in ,christ ,jesus unto good works1 which ,god hath before ordained that we should walk in them4 7,ephesians #b4aj7 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,potter4 ,jeremiah #ah4b-d4 ,,chat ,,ii ,we are ,his ,workmanship ,for we are ,his workmanship1 created in ,christ ,jesus unto good works1 which ,god hath before ordained that we should walk in them4 7,ephesians #b4aj7 ,,have you ever made anything8 ,i am sure you have4 ,it may have only been a paper boat1 or a doll's frock1 but you were very proud of it at the time4 ,perhaps one of you may have made a real toy boat and taken it down to the pond to sail it4 ,how anxious you were to see if it was a success or a failure6 ,how pleased you were when some grown up person took it into his hand and looked at it1 and said1 ,it does you credit6 ,think how busy people are1 all over the world1 making things--watches1 clocks1 motors1 aeroplanes1 guns1 books1 pictures1 machines of all sorts and sizes4 ,if you talk to them1 you will soon find that they are all anxious about one thing1 and that is for their work and invention to be a success1 to fulfil the purpose for which they made it4 ,they want their watches and clocks to keep good time1 their motors and air machines to move swiftly and easily1 and not to be failures4 ,they don't want their inventions to lie useless and idle1 and what is the good of them if they do that8 ,almighty ,god has made this world and all the wonderful and beautiful things in it1 but of all the things that ,he has made1 the most precious in ,his sight is a human soul4 ,there are a great many of us4 ,some are black1 some are white1 some are born in rich circumstances1 some in poverty4 ,some are strong4 ,some are weak4 ,but we are all ,his workmanship1 and ,he made us--each one of us for a purpose4 ,ask yourself this question3 ,for what purpose did ,god make me8 ,why did ,he want me in the world8 ,this is quite certain4 ,god put you in this world to carry out some work for ,him4 ,he made you for it4 ,and ,he wants you to be a success and not a failure2 ,he wants you to bring ,him credit4 ,as the ,bible says1 you were created for ,his glory4 ,have you brought ,god any glory by your life8 ,do people want to follow ,christ because of you8 ,now1 does this seem impossible8 ,have you a garden8 ,and have you any fruit trees in it8 ,if so1 in the autumn you will expect fruit from them4 ,a gardener once said to a lady who was walking round the garden of which he had charge3 ,i always have success with my plants4 ,i never keep anything that does not bring me credit4 ,if plants don't flower as they ought1 ,i pitch them away2 if my apples won't bear1 ,i root them up4 ,ah6 ,how good1 and patient1 and long-suffering is our ,heavenly ,father with ,his plants and fruit trees6 ,what fruit are you bearing for ,him8 ,what sweet scented flowers are blossoming on your stalk8 ,have you been a failure or a success in ,his garden8 ,his workmanship6 ,think of it when you are quarrelling and stamping with rage1 when you're sulking1 when you're telling untruths1 and doing things in secret which you know you ought not to do4 ,god's workmanship6 ,did ,he make me for this8 ,i am not bringing ,him credit4 ,i am bringing dishonour upon my ,maker4 ,i am like a watch that won't keep time1 that is useless1 that is no good to anyone4 ,there are several failures mentioned in the ,bible4 ,there is the case of the fig tree that never bore any figs4 ,there were the lamps without oil1 the lamps that gave no light to the ,virgins who held them4 ,there was the case of a watchman who was blind4 ,and there were wells without water4 ,there are boys and girls now running about and enjoying themselves4 ,having a good time1 and only thinking of pleasing themselves4 ,they are fruit trees in ,god's garden4 ,yet so far they have never brought ,him fruit1 though ,he comes again and again so patiently and lovingly1 to see if there is any sign or beginning of fruit bearing4 ,they are lamps made to shine for their ,master1 but no light comes from them4 ,they are useless4 ,they are wanted to be watchmen for ,god1 looking out for the coming of their ,master1 telling others about ,him and warning them of danger when it comes4 ,but they see nothing4 ,they are blind4 ,they are wells4 ,made by ,god to contain the ,water of ,life1 and to be the means of refreshing and watering others4 ,but they are dry and empty1 or filled with rubbish1 choked with refuse--and not a drop of water in them4 ,god's workmanship6 ,and yet such a failure6 ,well1 you say1 ,i can't help myself4 ,it comes natural to me4 ,i can't be good4 ,do you want to be good8 ,to be what ,god means you to be8 ,i heard a preacher once say that at the ,judgment ,day when we shall all have to appear before our ,maker1 it may be that a picture will be held up before us1 a picture of what ,god meant us to be when ,he made us and put us in this world4 ,and as we look upon it1 and think of what we might have been1 and what we have been1 we shall be filled with horror1 and regret1 and remorse4 ,the contrast will condemn us so utterly6 ,how can we be a success instead of a failure8 ,if a watch or machine goes wrong1 the best thing is to take it back to its maker4 ,he will put it right1 even if he has to make it over again4 ,dear boys and girls1 if you take yourself back to your ,maker1 and put yourselves in ,his hands to be made what ,he wants you to be1 ,he will do it4 ,the fact is1 we were never meant to live a single day in this world without ,god helping and holding us4 ,the ,lord ,jesus ,christ came to die for our sins1 but ,he also came to show us how to live in this world with ,god holding our hands4 ,kneel down in some quiet corner by yourself1 and ask ,god to take your soul into ,his keeping and never let you go4 ,you don't know what a difference it will make in your life4 ,you will not be less happy1 but much more happy4 ,and ,he will be able to teach you and show you your work day by day4 ,and if you do it1 you will bring glory instead of dishonour upon the ,one who made you4 ,for we are ,his workmanship1 created in ,christ ,jesus unto good works1 which ,god hath before ordained that we should walk in them4 ,illustration3 ,,chat ,,ii4 ,in the ,autumn you expect ,fruit4 ,illustration3 ,pictures to ,paint--#c4 ,,what ,,does ,,this ,,represent8 ,,chat ,,iii ------ ,the ,way to ,heaven ,i am the way 4 4 4 no man cometh unto the ,father1 but by ,me4 7,john #ad4f7 ,,chat ,,iii ,the ,way to ,heaven ,i am the way 4 4 4 no man cometh unto the ,father1 but by ,me4 7,john #ad4f7 ,,just suppose one day that you were out for a walk1 and you suddenly came upon a road you had never noticed before1 and which had a sign-post at the corner of it saying3 ,way to ,heaven4 ,would you like to walk along it8 ,i think a great many would4 ,some might say3 ,i've been trying to get there all my life1 but it's so difficult to find the way to it4 ,and now here it is at last4 ,perhaps you would say3 ,i should like to feel ,i was on the way there1 but ,i don't want to arrive there just yet4 ,i mean to get there at last4 ,i don't think there is a single boy or girl in the world who would not like to feel certain that when they died1 they would go to ,heaven4 ,but if we want to get there when we die1 we must start going along the road to it while we are alive4 ,let us talk a little bit about ,heaven4 ,little children like it1 because it sounds like a happy fairyland to them4 ,nobody to hurt them or quarrel with them1 no darkness1 lovely music1 white robes1 rivers and fruit trees1 paths of gold4 ,nothing to be afraid of1 no sickness1 no pain1 every one full of joy and happiness1 lots of little angel children to play with4 ,who would not like to be there8 ,when you grow older you will still like to think of such a beautiful ,heaven1 but you will want to go there to meet your old friends1 your parents1 your brothers and sisters who have gone before you1 and above all1 you will want to meet your ,saviour whom you have learnt to love4 ,do you know the road to ,heaven8 ,so many start out for it1 and lose their way4 ,and ,i will tell you a secret4 ,boys and girls are much nearer the ,road when they are small1 than when they get bigger4 ,it is easier to find when you are young1 than when you grow up4 ,do you remember a little verse in the ,bible which says3 ,i love them that love ,me1 and those that seek ,me early shall find ,me4 ,what has this to do with the road to ,heaven8 ,i will tell you in a few minutes4 ,just before the ,lord ,jesus died ,he told ,his disciples ,he was going away from them to prepare a ,place for them in ,god's ,house which is ,heaven4 ,he said3 ,you know where ,i am going1 and you know the ,way4 ,thomas1 one of the disciples1 said in a puzzled sort of way3 ,but we don't know where ,you are going1 and how can we know the ,way8 ,then ,jesus said3 ,i am the ,way444no man cometh unto the ,father but by ,me4 ,he had told them this over and over again1 but they did not seem to understand4 ,just like us4 ,so few people understand it4 ,jesus had told them once before3 ,i am the ,door4 ,by ,me if any man enter in1 he shall be saved4 ,so if the ,lord ,jesus is the ,door into ,heaven1 and if ,he is the ,way to ,heaven1 we have got to find ,him1 and ,he will take us safely into ,his ,father's ,house4 ,how can we find ,him8 ,i met a tiny boy once trotting along a busy street4 ,he had no hat on1 and was only about three years old4 ,suddenly a big dog sprang playfully on him4 ,he screamed in terror and fled4 ,i took him up in my arms1 and he put his little arms round my neck and clung tightly to me4 ,take me home6 ,take me home6 he cried4 ,but he couldn't tell me where his home was1 and ,i did not know4 ,i put him down on the path again1 when the dog was out of sight1 hoping he would trot in the right direction4 ,i asked several people if they knew him4 ,no one did4 ,i walked up one road with him and then another2 and was afraid ,i would have to take him to the ,police ,station1 when suddenly a young woman met us4 ,she had come from his home1 and was looking everywhere for him4 ,i gave him into her charge1 and he went away quite happily4 ,i had tried to help him1 but ,i was unable to do so4 ,i could only hand him over to the one who knew the way4 ,the ,lord ,jesus ,christ is always looking for boys and girls4 ,they may ask grown up people1 teachers1 and preachers to help them1 but they cannot take them to ,heaven1 they can only hand them over1 as ,i did1 to the ,one who is looking for them4 ,jesus ,christ is close to you4 ,he came down to this world to be the ,door from earth to ,heaven4 ,he died to open that ,door wide to every one who comes to ,him and trusts ,him4 ,will you come to ,him to-day just as you are1 and ask ,him to take you by the hand and never leave go of you till you have arrived inside ,heaven8 ,he will do it4 ,he has said3 ,those that seek ,me early shall find ,me4 ,no man cometh unto the ,father1 but by ,me4 ,illustration3 ,,chat ,,iii4 ,a ,big ,dog4 ,illustration3 ,pictures to ,paint--#d4 ,,who ,,are ,,these ,,two ,,persons8 ,the ,lord ,jesus ,christ is the only ,way to ,heaven4 ,have you ever read the ,pilgrim's ,progress8 ,do you remember how safe ,christiana and her children were when they had ,mr4 ,greatheart walking in front of them to defend them from all dangers1 and keep them in the right path to the ,golden ,city8 ,i always felt so sorry for ,christian because he had no ,mr4 ,greatheart4 ,we all have our ,mr4 ,greatheart4 ,it is the ,lord ,jesus ,himself4 ,he goes before us and leads us by the hand4 ,it will be easy walking with ,him4 ,we shall be happy and safe4 ,oh1 dear boys and girls1 do come to ,him2 do take ,him for your ,mr4 ,greatheart4 ,do trust yourselves body and soul into ,his loving keeping4 ,then you may be sure that you have found the ,way to ,heaven1 and are walking in it4 ,,chat ,,iv ------ ,a ,knock at the ,door ,behold1 ,i stand at the door1 and knock3 if any man hear ,my voice and open the door1 ,i will come in to him1 and will sup with him1 and he with ,me4 7,rev4 #c4bj7 ,,chat ,,iv ,a ,knock at the ,door ,behold1 ,i stand at the door1 and knock3 if any man hear ,my voice and open the door1 ,i will come in to him1 and will sup with him1 and he with ,me4 7,rev4 #c4bj7 ,,let us think now for a short time about something that you see and use every day1 that sometimes brings safety1 and sometimes danger1 and that divides one from the other4 ,can you guess8 ,you have a good many of them in your house1 and you are moving them all day long4 ,we are going to talk about a door4 ,how impossible it is to open a door and walk in1 if it is locked and bolted against us6 ,open doors take us into delightful places1 but they can also take us into prison4 ,what important parts of a house they are6 ,how safe you feel in bed at night knowing that all the house doors are shut and fastened inside6 ,a door is sometimes a man's salvation4 ,here is a man fleeing for his life6 ,he is unarmed and defenceless1 another man is pursuing him sword in hand4 ,he means to kill him4 ,the frightened man comes to his house1 he dashes in at his door4 ,he draws the stout bolt and locks it4 ,his enemy is outside4 ,he breathes freely4 ,we are glad we have a door to shut out our enemies1 but do we ever shut out our friends8 ,there was an old woman who lived in a little cottage in ,scotland1 not very far from ,balmoral1 the ,castle that belongs to our ,kings and ,queens4 ,when ,queen ,victoria was alive1 she was very fond of visiting some of the old people who lived near her4 ,one afternoon this old woman sat in her cottage alone4 ,she was in a very bad temper4 ,she had quarrelled with her nearest neighbour1 and because some of her friends had been gossiping about her1 she shut her door and locked it1 saying viciously to herself3 ,ay1 ,i'll keep myself to myself in future4 ,i won't let 'em in when they come to try and get a dish o' tea out o' me4 ,presently she heard a soft knock at her door4 ,she set her lips and nodded her head4 ,knock awa'1 she whispered4 ,the knock was repeated louder now4 ,knock awa' till doomsday1 she called out in a angry voice4 ,i'll not let ye in6 ,the knock was not repeated1 and footsteps outside were heard going away4 ,the old woman nodded her head and smiled4 ,they won't trouble me for a bit1 she assured herself4 ,but she did not smile the next day when she was told that her ,queen had stood outside her door1 and knocked for admission1 and she had refused to let her in4 ,the ,queen never visited her again4 ,there was a poor man in ,liverpool who could not pay his rent4 ,he lived in a little house by himself1 and was in great trouble lest his landlord should turn him out4 ,one day he heard a knock at his door1 and thinking it was his landlord1 he locked the door and slipped out into his back garden1 hoping people would think he was out4 ,the knocking went on for some time1 then ceased1 and the man crept back into his house by and by1 and thought he had been very clever in escaping his landlord4 ,but in a few days the landlord sent the bailiffs in to sell him up1 and then too late1 he heard that a rich friend had come to see him a few days before on his way to ,america4 ,it was he who had knocked1 and had been shut out1 and the poor man knew that he would have given him the money for his rent1 if he had opened the door4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,measure ,,of ,,meal4 ,matthew #ac4cc4 ,now1 we have each of us a little house of our own inside us1 with a door which we can open or shut at our will4 ,it is the door of our heart4 ,we let in a good many visitors who spoil our house for us1 and stain it with sin4 ,temper1 envy1 pride1 cowardice1 selfishness1 and deceit all work havoc in our hearts1 but there is one ,royal ,visitor who comes and knocks and pleads with us to let ,him in4 ,my son1 my daughter1 ,he says1 give ,me your heart6 ,behold1 ,i stand at the door1 and knock3 if any man hear ,my voice and open the door1 ,i will come in to him1 and will sup with him1 and he with ,me4 ,it is the ,voice of ,jesus4 ,have you ever heard it8 ,he comes to every boy and girl1 for ,he loves them all4 ,he wants you to know ,him and love ,him1 and if ,he seems a stranger to you now1 ,he will not be a stranger long if you open the door of your heart to ,him4 ,he will cleanse your heart whiter than snow if you let ,him in4 ,he will help you to guard the door against your enemies1 and all those wicked spirits who are trying to spoil your happiness and life4 ,a young woman said to me one day3 ,i'm expecting a visitor soon4 ,it's my mother from the country4 ,my husband always likes to see her1 for she brings us such a lot of presents when she comes4 ,she has a farm1 and she brings us butter and eggs1 and chickens4 ,and ,i suppose you like to see her too8 ,i said smiling4 ,oh1 yes2 but not for what she brings4 ,she's my mother1 you see1 and ,i dearly love her6 ,now1 children1 the ,lord ,jesus ,christ brings presents with ,him when ,he comes into your heart4 ,he brings pardon for your past sins1 peace1 and joy1 and power to fight your enemies and overcome them4 ,will you remember those three presents all beginning with a ,p3 ,pardon1 ,peace1 ,power4 ,they will last you all your life1 and as you grow older1 you will value them all the more4 ,but ,i think you will soon learn to love the ,lord ,jesus for ,himself1 and not for what ,he brings you4 ,he wants your love4 ,and1 remember1 ,he has loved you all your life long1 and ,he wants to live with you down here in your heart1 guiding you1 teaching you1 and helping you in all your troubles and difficulties every day4 ,open your door to your best ,friend1 invite ,him to come in and make your heart ,his dwelling place4 ,is it not wonderful that the ,king of kings should wish to enter your heart8 ,listen to what ,god says4 ,he tells us of the two places in which ,he dwells3 ,thus saith the high and lofty ,one that inhabiteth eternity1 whose name is ,holy1 ,i dwell in the high and holy place1 with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit4 ,oh ,jesu1 ,thou art standing ,outside the fast closed door2 ,in lowly patience waiting ,to pass the threshold o'er4 ,oh ,jesu1 ,thou art pleading ,in accents meek and low1 ',i died for you1 ,my children1 ,and will ye treat ,me so8' ,oh ,lord1 with shame and sorrow ,we open now the door3 ,dear ,saviour1 enter1 enter1 ,and leave us nevermore4 ,,chat ,v ------ ,how to ,tackle ,giants ,without ,me ye can do nothing4 7,john #ae4e7 ,,chat ,v ,how to ,tackle ,giants ,without ,me ye can do nothing4 7,john #ae4e7 ,,there is nothing we dislike more when we are very small than to be helped4 ,how often you hear a little boy say3 ,i can do it1 ,mother2 let me do it myself4 ,it may be cutting up his food with a knife and fork2 it may be washing his face and hands1 or any other simple thing4 ,when he gets older he thinks1 he can do bigger things on his own1 without anyone's help at all4 ,and very often experience teaches him that he is not so clever as he thinks himself to be4 ,now all ,christian boys and girls have a great many difficulties and temptations in their lives4 ,they make many resolves to be good1 they want to be good4 ,they mean to start the day well1 but somehow before they know it1 their tempers have got the better of them1 and the day is clouded by tears and passion4 ,one of the reasons that the ,lord ,jesus came down from ,heaven and lived amongst people on the earth1 was to show them how ,he wanted to help them on their way to ,heaven4 ,he told ,his disciples just before ,he went back to ,heaven3 ,lo1 ,i am with you alway1 even unto the end of the world4 ,and ,he also said this to them3 ,without ,me1 ye can do nothing4 ,have you ever watched trains coming and going in a railway station8 ,sometimes there is a long line of carriages1 but no engine4 ,can those carriages move along the rails by themselves8 ,no2 they may be perfectly ready for passengers2 the lights in them may be bright1 the passengers may get in and take their places1 but without the engine1 they can do nothing4 ,the engine comes along1 there may be only one link joined to it1 and the whole train1 carrying hundreds of passengers with their luggage1 will move along the line without any effort4 ,swiftly1 easily it glides along4 ,illustration3 ,,chat ,,iii4 ,taken to the ,police ,station4 ,illustration3 ,pictures to ,paint--#e4 ,,what ,,bible ,,scene ,,is ,,this8 ,now take the engine4 ,can it move itself8 ,not without the steam power within4 ,if there is no steam1 there is no movement4 ,the wheels of the engine cannot move themselves4 ,without the steam1 the engine can do nothing4 ,have you seen great guns being fired8 ,what sends the great shells flying through the air for miles and miles8 ,can they make themselves go8 ,no1 it is just a spark that ignites the powder4 ,without that spark the shells1 the guns can do nothing4 ,so we1 capable as we may think ourselves1 can do nothing unless we are linked on--or are in touch with--our ,lord and ,master4 ,without ,me ye can do nothing4 ,do you think you can get on without ,him8 ,just think hard a minute4 ,sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good6 ,you say to yourself3 f shan't lose my temper to-day1 or1 ,i shall do nothing to be scolded about4 ,and almost before you know it1 you have given way to temper1 or you have got into disgrace for doing something wrong4 ,how was it8 ,you can't explain it4 ,i forget1 you say4 ,who can remind you just in time8 ,the ,one who offers to help you all day long4 ,imagine a big battle about to take place1 and the soldiers going into it without any officer or general to tell them what to do4 ,would those soldiers get the victory over well ordered troops coming against them8 ,no--never4 ,and you will never get the victory over your enemies unless your ,captain is leading you1 and you do what ,he tells you4 ,without ,me ye can do nothing4 ,you must remember that the ,devil with his hosts of wicked spirits are out to try to get you to sin every day and all day4 ,what chance have you against the ,devil8 ,none at all1 without your ,captain's strong loving ,hand holding yours1 and helping you to fight4 ,a little boy was bullied by a big boy4 ,he tried to stand up to him1 but was knocked down at once4 ,and then he caught sight of his father walking down the street4 ,in an instant1 he picked himself up and darted to his father's side4 ,hold my hand tight1 ,daddy1 he cried4 ,the father did so4 ,then the little fellow called to the bully to come on4 ,i'm ready for you now1 he said2 ,i'll beat you easy6 ,he was secure and safe in his father's hold1 and he feared nobody1 and nothing4 ,that is how we can feel when ,jesus is holding us by the hand4 ,will ,he do it8 ,this is what ,he says in ,his ,word3 ,i the ,lord have called them in righteousness1 and will hold their hand1 and will keep them4 ,now1 when did ,jesus say1 ,without ,me ye can do nothing8 ,it was just before ,his death1 that ,he told ,his disciples this truth4 ,he told them that ,he was like a vine1 and they were like the branches1 but that just as branches cannot bear grapes if they are cut away from the vine1 so they could not bear fruit in their lives unless they were joined to ,him4 ,what a wonderful thing6 ,can a boy and girl be joined to ,christ1 the ,king of kings and ,lord of lords8 ,yes1 if they open their hearts' door to ,him1 ,he has promised to come in and abide with them1 and then ,he will help them to bear fruit4 ,do you want to bring forth fruit in your life to-day8 ,then keep close to ,jesus and ask ,him to fill your heart with the sunshine of ,his presence4 ,for3 ,without ,me ye can do nothing4 ,do you remember the story of the shepherd boy killing the giant8 ,david might have had his sling and stones1 but they would have been useless unless he had had ,god with him when he went to meet him4 ,he told ,saul that ,god had helped him to kill a lion and a bear1 and that ,he would deliver him out of the hand of the giant4 ,without ,me ye can do nothing4 ,it locks the door against all our own efforts and struggles4 ,and the key that unlocks it is3 ,i can do all things through ,christ which strengtheneth me4 ,a sailor lad gave his heart to ,christ one ,sunday evening after a mission service had been held4 ,the minister talked to him afterwards1 and found out that he had a very bad home in the ,east ,end of ,london1 and was going home to spend the rest of his leave there4 ,i don't know how ,i shall do it6 the poor boy said4 ,my mother drinks and is hardly ever sober2 my father and brother hate religion of any sort1 and have half killed a mission preacher when he was down our way4 ,how can ,i stand up against them8 ,but1 said the minister quickly1 if the ,almighty has you by the hand and goes home with you1 won't you be stronger than they8 ,the boy smiled4 ,ay1 sir1 ,i'll be like ,david4 ,i can tackle giants4 ,i'm not afraid now4 ,he went home1 and he was the means of bringing all his family into the ,kingdom of ,god4 ,it was not he4 ,it was ,god with him that did it4 ,you'll be afraid of nobody and of nothing if you have ,god holding you by the hand4 ,but remember6 ,without ,me1 ye can do nothing4 ,illustration3 ,,chat ,v4 ,in a ,railway ,station4 ,illustration3 ,pictures to ,paint--#f4 ,,what ,,great ,,event ,,is ,,this8 ,,chat ,,vi ------ ,a ,free ,gift ,the gift of ,god is eternal life through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 7,romans #f4bc7 ,,chat ,,vi ,a ,free ,gift ,the gift of ,god is eternal life through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 7,romans #f4bc7 ,,don',t you like getting presents8 ,i do4 ,birthdays and ,christmas are always enjoyable times4 ,we love receiving surprise presents4 ,i remember visiting a house in the country once1 and a little boy and girl of the house came into my room when my luggage was being unpacked1 and eyed everything being taken out of my bag and boxes with the greatest interest4 ,at last they could keep silent no longer4 ,and what have you brought us8 they asked4 ,i was filled with confusion1 for ,i had brought them nothing4 ,i had not known of their existence4 ,their expectations were disappointed4 ,another little boy of my acquaintance came to lunch with me one day4 ,his mother was with him1 and ,i think had talked to him beforehand about being on his best behaviour4 ,i had got a toy for him to amuse himself with1 and he had a very good time after lunch playing with it4 ,when he was going away1 ,i told him he could take it with him4 ,i'll make you a present of it1 ,i said4 ,to my surprise1 he put his hands behind his back1 and said1 ,oh1 no1 thank you4 ,don't you want it8 ,i asked4 ,he shook his head1 though he eyed it lovingly4 ,i assure you1 your mother will like you to have it1 ,i said4 ,but nothing would induce him to take it1 and he went away without it4 ,i fancy he was trying to be extra good4 ,he thought it was not good manners to take a present away4 ,what a silly boy6 you say4 ,but we often act like that with ,god4 ,and it is such a pity1 for we lose so much by not stretching out our hands to take what ,he offers us4 ,we may have a present offered us1 but if we won't put out our hands to take it1 what is the good of it to us8 ,and how ungrateful to the kind giver6 ,sometimes people get unsuitable presents4 ,i heard of a little girl who bought a tiny doll's tea-set1 and gave it to her mother as a birthday present4 ,and a scholarly old bachelor uncle gave his little nephew on his seventh birthday a ,latin book1 ,virgil's ,aeneid4 ,we can fancy that neither of these presents was suitable6 ,now ,god knows exactly what we want1 and ,he gives us everything suitable to our age and circumstances4 ,but there is one gift that is wanted by everybody1 big and small1 rich and poor4 ,many of the gifts we get in this world1 wear out1 and come to an end2 this one cannot come to an end4 ,and it is the gift that ,god likes to give us4 ,some presents cost a lot of money4 ,this one cost ,somebody ,his life to get1 and that makes it the most valuable gift in the whole world4 ,in the time of slavery1 there was an old negro woman who had a son whom she loved very dearly4 ,she and he lived and worked on a sugar plantation in the ,west ,indies1 for they were both slaves4 ,but at that time some of the slave owners would allow their slaves to purchase their freedom1 and though it cost them a great deal of money1 some freed themselves in this way4 ,it was this old woman's one desire in life to work overtime1 save her money1 and free her son from bondage4 ,she did not tell him what she was doing but she worked when he was asleep--and never took any rest or holiday herself4 ,the consequence was1 she ruined her health1 and after many years of this dreadfully hard laborious life1 she broke down1 and had to take to her bed4 ,but by that time she had earned the money to buy the freedom of her son4 ,she called him one night to her dying bed1 and produced a canvas bag4 ,here1 she said1 is money to set you free1 my son4 ,you will never be a slave any more4 ,i have worked all my life to get it1 and now ,i have got the money1 ,i die in peace4 ,she died in her son's arms--and he felt that his freedom had cost his mother her life4 ,now the gift that ,god offers to us all cost the ,lord ,jesus ,christ ,his life1 and it is only through ,him--or because of ,him that we can get it4 ,what is it8 ,the ,gift of ,god is eternal life through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 ,is not ,eternal ,life a tremendous gift to be offered to us8 ,yet we can all have it4 ,every one of us--great and small--rich and poor4 ,and if we know we have it1 death will not make us afraid4 ,our souls cannot die4 ,eternal life with our ,saviour in ,heaven4 ,that ,land of ,happiness which is too glorious to be described4 ,who would not stretch out their hands for such a gift8 ,but it needs empty hands to take it4 ,we must let everything else go1 and we must take the ,lord ,jesus ,christ for our own ,saviour4 ,it is only for ,his sake1 and through ,him1 that ,god gives us this gift4 ,take it from ,him now4 ,thank ,him with all your hearts for giving it to you1 and serve ,him and love ,him for the rest of your lives4 ,that is how you can show your gratitude for such a gift as this4 ,it is the biggest gift you could have offered to you4 ,illustration3 ,,selling ,,sparrows4 ,luke #ab4f1 #g4 ,suppose you had everything you want in this world1 but no life in the next8 ,if you were drowning1 and were offered a pony1 or a purse1 or a house1 or a bag of gold1 would you be glad of such gifts8 ,no1 you would cry2 it's my life ,i want4 ,save me4 ,and all the gifts that this world can give will be useless when we come to die4 ,god's ,great ,gift of ,eternal ,life will be what we shall want then1 and if we have refused to take it all our life from ,his hands1 how do we know that we shall receive it from ,him then8 ,god will not offer ,his gift for ever4 ,it is insulting ,his love and goodness to refuse to take it1 to despise it1 to be indifferent to it now4 ,stretch out your hand1 lay hold of ,eternal ,life6 ,and you will thank ,god for ever and ever for ,his wonderful ,gift4 ,the wages of sin is death1 but the ,free ,gift of ,god is ,eternal ,life4 ,,chat ,,vii ------ ,to ,be ,ready ,be ye therefore ready also1 for the ,son of ,man cometh at an hour when ye think not4 7,luke #ab4dj7 ,,chat ,,vii ,to ,be ,ready ,be ye therefore ready also1 for the ,son of ,man cometh at an hour when ye think not4 7,luke #ab4dj7 ,,what is it to be ready8 ,to be prepared4 ,we don't like unpunctual people4 ,some children are always late for meals and late for school4 ,but we lose pleasure sometimes by being late4 ,by not being ready4 ,suppose a rich uncle comes to take you out for the day4 ,he is going to take you into the country by a certain train4 ,you are not ready when he comes for you1 you lose the train1 and he is so angry that he says he won't take you out at all4 ,you lost your treat by not being ready for it4 ,but ready does not only mean being in time4 ,if a grown up girl was going to be presented at the ,king and ,queen's ,court1 she might be at the ,palace in time1 but if she were not suitably dressed1 if she had not troubled to put on a court dress1 she would not be ready for the presentation4 ,do you remember a story in the ,bible like this8 ,there was a man who went to a palace at the ,king's invitation and sat down to feast with him in his common soiled working clothes4 ,he had been offered a suitable party suit of clothes before he went into the ,palace1 but he refused them1 and he was sent away from the banquet1 and turned away in disgrace4 ,there are lots of stories about people coming to grief by not being ready1 though they were warned beforehand4 ,the trouble is with most of us1 that we put off getting ready till too late4 ,it is no good to wait to get ready till the time comes4 ,if people move from one house to another1 they pack up and prepare for weeks beforehand4 ,if you are going a journey1 you don't wait to pack your box till the car is at the door4 ,now1 our ,lord warns us that one day ,he is returning to this world4 ,he will surely come2 but ,he will come when people are not expecting ,him4 ,and then in a moment1 every one in the world will be separated from one another4 ,those that are ready will meet ,him and be happy with ,him for ever2 those that are not ready will be sent away in disgrace and misery4 ,do you remember the story of the wise and foolish ,virgins4 ,only those who were ready went inside the bridegroom's house1 the others were shut outside4 ,when the flood came suddenly1 only those who were ready went into the ,ark with ,noah and were saved4 ,when ,sodom and ,gomorrah were destroyed1 only those who were ready to leave it escaped with their lives4 ,and our ,lord tells us the story of some servants who were left in charge of their master's house whilst he was away4 ,the master comes back suddenly1 and finds some of his servants not ready to meet him4 ,they had been enjoying themselves and not taking care of his house4 ,they had nothing ready for their master's return4 ,jesus reminds us that ,he has gone away for a time1 but ,he is really and truly coming back1 and by the signs in the world1 ,his ,return is very near4 ,are you ready to meet ,him8 ,if ,he came to-day1 this evening just after dark1 would you be found ready8 ,a soldier is shot if he is on sentry duty and found sleeping at his post4 ,are you awake8 ,are you serving your absent ,master as you would do if ,he were close to you watching all that you do or say8 ,perhaps you have never tried to serve your absent master4 ,perhaps you say3 ,i don't think ,i am ,his servant at all4 ,it will be very sad and dreadful for you if the ,lord comes back to this world before you have begun to serve ,him4 ,you are indeed not ready for ,his return4 ,won't you think about this very seriously1 and determine to get ready as soon as you can8 ,how can you do this8 ,by giving your heart to ,jesus1 by asking ,him to forgive you all your sins1 and make you ,his faithful and true little servant4 ,i can promise you from ,his own ,word that ,he will answer these two prayers4 ,he will forgive you your sins4 ,he will make you ,his young servant1 and ,he will help you to serve ,him truly and faithfully every day till ,he comes4 ,then you will be ready to meet ,him4 ,,chat ,,viii ------ ,the ,unknown ,visitor ,there standeth ,one among you1 ,whom ye know not4 7,john #a4bf7 ,,chat ,,viii ,the ,unknown ,visitor ,there standeth ,one among you1 ,whom ye know not4 7,john #a4bf7 ,,some little time ago our popular ,prince of ,wales was at a ,race ,meeting in ,america1 where he was almost mobbed by a rude and curious crowd4 ,cameras surrounded him1 and at last1 out of patience with the mob1 he moved away1 and after a time got amongst some grooms and jockeys lower down the course1 where he was not recognised1 and where he enjoyed a quiet time4 ,the men with whom he talked in such a friendly fashion had little idea that they were talking to the heir of the ,english ,throne4 ,he stood amongst them and they knew him not4 ,now1 in the world to-day1 in many an ,english home1 ,one much higher and more wonderful than a ,british ,prince stands amongst the boys and girls in that home1 and they know ,him not4 ,who is ,he8 ,jesus ,christ1 the ,king of ,glory4 ,why does ,he stand there8 ,waiting to be known4 ,waiting to be loved4 ,waiting to be served4 ,he knows them4 ,he loves them4 ,he has served them even to laying down ,his life for them4 ,all has been done that can be on ,his side to win their love and allegiance4 ,nothing1 so far1 has been done on their side4 ,he stands amongst them1 and they know ,him not4 ,now1 let us think how we get to know people4 ,it is not enough to know of their existence4 ,we all know that we have a king1 we hear about him1 but we do not know him as our friend4 ,can we know anyone if we do not see them8 ,i think so4 ,a little girl's father is in ,india1 but her mother is always talking to her about him2 she reads bits of his letters to her1 and tells her stories of what he used to do and say when she was a tiny baby4 ,by and by the father begins to write to his little girl1 and she writes to him4 ,she tells him all she does1 and what she likes1 and what she dislikes4 ,he tells her what he is doing1 and gives her advice when she wants it4 ,at last1 after years of waiting1 he comes home4 ,somebody asks the girl3 ,will you be shy of your father8 ,won't he be a stranger to you8 ,oh1 no1 she says2 he and ,i are great chums2 we've always written to each other4 ,i love his letters1 and ,i love him4 ,now this is how we should feel about the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,when ,he comes back to this world1 ,he should be no stranger to us4 ,we have had ,his letters4 ,we can read all ,his beautiful words to us in the ,new ,testament4 ,we can do more than that little girl1 we can talk to ,him1 instead of writing4 ,for ,he stands close to us always1 and ,he hears our faintest whisper4 ,peter the ,great1 who ruled over ,russia1 was very fond of disguising himself and going amongst his peasants1 and seeing their poverty1 noticing who was most worthy of relief4 ,he always won their confidence1 but on one occasion a man who was out of work and wanting employment1 was very rude to him4 ,go away1 he said4 ,you are poor like ourselves1 your clothes show that2 we don't want your pity or your comfort4 ,we want money and nothing else4 ,you're no good to us at all4 ,illustration3 ,,washing ,,feet4 ,john #ac4c-e4 ,he little knew who was standing amongst them1 but later on he was told4 ,oh1 he cried1 had ,i only known1 what a lot ,i could have asked for6 ,we can't admire a man like that1 but our ,lord stands amongst us to help the needy1 to strengthen the weak1 to comfort the sorrowful4 ,oh1 you say1 ,i have all ,i want4 ,i'm not very poor1 and ,i'm not sad1 and ,i'm having a pretty good time just now4 ,then you don't want to know your ,king8 ,let me tell you that when ,he comes back again to this world ,he will either be your ,judge or your ,friend and ,saviour4 ,which would you like best8 ,if you have refused to know ,him down here1 when ,he opens the gates of ,paradise1 the ,golden ,city1 and you press forward with the others who are going in1 ,he will look upon you sorrowfully1 and will say3 ,i never knew you4 ,depart from ,me4 ,and you will be shut out4 ,how sad6 ,why not now come to ,him and belong to ,him8 ,remember1 ,he bought you with ,his precious blood4 ,he knows it is difficult to be always good4 ,he has been a boy himself1 and knows how boys get tempted4 ,and ,he stands close to you1 ready to help you fight your battles over your besetting sins1 longing to fill your young hearts with joy and happiness1 wanting to show you that a life in ,his service is a hundred times happier than one lived in the service of the ,devil1 who wants to destroy your soul4 ,will you lift up your hearts1 and ask ,him to show ,himself to you8 ,here is another thought for you4 ,you don't make friends of a stranger in a moment1 but you can fall in love at sight1 and then the more you talk with a person1 the oftener you see them1 the better you know them4 ,you have heard of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 you have read about ,him1 but if you really want to know ,him and take ,him as your best ,friend1 you must come to ,him1 pray to ,him1 and talk to ,him often2 you must read what ,he says in ,his ,word1 and you must try and carry out ,his wishes every day of your life4 ,ask ,him to make you know ,him1 love ,him1 and serve ,him4 ,you cannot help loving ,him when you remember that ,he has died for you1 when you realise that ,he will never leave you nor fail you as long as you need ,his help4 ,do not let it be said of you3 ,there standeth ,one among you1 ,whom ye know not4 ,,chat ,,ix ------ ,our ,inheritance ,an inheritance incorruptible1 and undefiled1 and that fadeth not away1 reserved in ,heaven for you4 7#a ,peter #a4d7 ,,chat ,,ix ,our ,inheritance ,an inheritance incorruptible1 and undefiled1 and that fadeth not away1 reserved in ,heaven for you4 7#a ,peter #a4d7 ,,what is an heir8 ,a man or boy who comes into possession of a big house1 or money1 or property when the owner of it dies4 ,have you ever read a story called ,little ,lord ,fauntleroy8 ,it is about a little boy in ,america who came over to ,england and found out he was heir to an ,earldom4 ,his inheritance was a very big one4 ,sometimes quite poor men suddenly come into an inheritance1 for which they are utterly unfitted4 ,i remember a story of a tramp doing this4 ,and when he was placed in the big house which was part of his inheritance1 he was miserable4 ,at last he came to his lawyer and said3 ,look here1 ,i'm an uneducated man1 and ,i'm only happy amongst my own kind4 ,the servants wait on me1 but they despise and laugh at me4 ,i sit in a library full of books--,i can't understand one of them1 and ,i'm not a reader4 ,there's a place they call an observatory1 where you're supposed to study the stars4 ,i can't use it1 for ,i'm ignorant of it all4 ,there's a music room1 but what is the good of piano or organ to me1 when ,i can't play a note4 ,there's a museum and a picture gallery4 ,i don't care for either4 ,i haven't been educated enough to understand them4 ,and the big people round who come to call on me1 terrify me4 ,we haven't a thought in common4 ,you'll have to sell the house and property1 and give me the money4 ,i'll spend it in drink and food amongst my friends4 ,poor man6 ,don't you feel sorry for him8 ,he wasn't able to enjoy what belonged to him1 for he had not been trained in the right way4 ,illustration3 ,,chat ,,vii4 ,think about this seriously4 ,illustration3 ,pictures to ,paint--#g4 ,,what ,,new ,,testament ,,scene ,,is ,,this8 ,now1 boys and girls who love the ,lord ,jesus are all heirs to an inheritance4 ,what does the ,bible say8 ,that through ,jesus1 who died to get it for us1 we have an inheritance incorruptible1 and undefiled1 and that fadeth not away1 reserved in ,heaven for you4 ,we can't all look forward to coming into an inheritance on earth1 but we can look forward to one in ,heaven4 ,it is being reserved or kept for us there4 ,now1 if we aren't prepared in this life for that inheritance1 we shall be like that poor tramp3 we shall be very miserable when we get there4 ,and that is just why ,god sent us into this world of trouble1 and pain1 and difficulty1 to train us and teach us and prepare us for our inheritance4 ,when the old ,queen ,victoria1 one of the best queens that has ever ruled over the ,british ,empire1 was a little girl1 she was trained in every way by her mother and governesses for her inheritance4 ,and when she was told that she might become the queen one day1 she clasped her little hands and cried1 ,i will be good6 ,i will be good6 ,all ,royal children are brought up much more strictly than you are1 for they must be educated and trained for their future inheritance4 ,they learn when quite small to please others before themselves1 to put duty before pleasure1 to get up early to do their lessons1 to study the feelings of others1 to control their tempers1 and only to associate with companions chosen by their parents or teachers4 ,an heir to a glorious inheritance must be prepared for years for it4 ,and ,god wants to prepare us for our glorious inheritance4 ,it is a most beautiful home in ,heaven that will last for ever and ever4 ,can we be sure of having this8 ,if we have been to ,jesus to have our sins washed away1 if we have held out our hands for the pardon ,he purchased for us on ,calvary and thanked ,him for it1 if we are trying to serve ,him day by day1 then we can be sure that the inheritance will be ours4 ,but we must ask ,god to train us1 and when disagreeable things happen1 we must not lose our temper1 for they are sent to test our tempers1 to make us control ourselves1 and so to make us more fit for our inheritance by and by4 ,boys and girls are often sent away to school1 but one day they will have finished their education1 and then they will come home to their father's house1 and be able to take part in all that is going on there4 ,we are at school here being educated4 ,by and by our education will be finished1 and we shall be called home to our ,father's ,house in ,heaven1 to take part in all that is going on there4 ,we have not worked for this inheritance4 ,like many earthly heirs1 it came to us through the death of ,someone else4 ,who was this8 ,the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 our ,saviour1 who loved us and gave ,himself for us1 as we have already seen4 ,in the ,acts of the ,apostles1 ,god sent ,st4 ,paul to the ,gentiles to open their eyes and to turn them from darkness to light and from the power of ,satan unto ,god1 that they might receive forgiveness of sins and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith4 ,you very often go up steps to a hall door1 don't you8 ,there are four steps leading up to the golden door of our inheritance4 #ast4 ,our eyes must be opened to see we are sinners4 #bnd4 ,we must be willing to leave the darkness of sin and choose the light of goodness4 #crd4 ,we must be delivered out of the power of the ,devil1 and come to the ,lord ,jesus4 #dth4 ,we must receive forgiveness of our sins4 ,can we do this ourselves8 ,no1 we can't take one of those steps in our own strength4 ,god will do it all if we ask ,him4 ,and then we shall be at the top of the steps waiting to be let through that golden door into our glorious and beautiful inheritance4 ,the ,city ,bright ,,there is a city bright2 ,closed are its gates to sin2 ,nought that defileth1 ,nought that defileth ,can ever enter in4 ,saviour1 ,i come to ,thee2 ,o ,lamb of ,god1 ,i pray1 ,cleanse me and save me1 ,cleanse me and save me1 ,wash all my sins away4 ,lord1 make me1 from this hour1 ,thy loving child to be1 ,kept by ,thy power1 ,kept by ,thy power ,from all that grieveth ,thee1-- ,till in the snow-white dress ,of ,thy redeemed ,i stand1 ,faultless and stainless1 ,faultless and stainless1 ,safe in that happy land4 ,stories ,illustrating ,chats ------ ,,chat ,i4 ,a ,lovely ,old ,garden ,,chat ,,ii4 ,the ,gardener and the ,lady ,,chat ,,ii4 ,what the ,preacher ,said ,,chat ,,iii4 ,the ,big ,dog and the ,boy ,,chat ,,iv4 ,queen ,victoria and the ,cottager ,,chat ,,iv4 ,the ,liverpool ,man and ,his ,rent ,,chat ,,iv4 ,the ,young ,woman and ,her ,mother ,,chat ,v4 ,the ,bully and the ,little ,boy ,,chat ,v4 ,the ,shepherd ,boy and the ,giant ,,chat ,v4 ,little ,david in the ,east of ,london ,,chat ,,vi4 ,the ,children and their ,visitor ,,chat ,,vi4 ,the ,boy who ,refused a ,present ,,chat ,,vi4 ,a ,mother who ,got a ,doll's ,tea ,set ,,chat ,,vi4 ,a ,bachelor ,uncle's ,peculiar ,present ,,chat ,,vi4 ,the ,slave ,mother and her ,son ,,chat ,,vii4 ,the ,king and the ,unwise ,subject ,,chat ,,vii4 ,the ,servants who ,neglected their ,duty ,,chat ,,viii4 ,the ,prince of ,wales in ,america ,,chat ,,viii4 ,the ,little ,girl1 and her ,father in ,india ,,chat ,,viii4 ,peter the ,great1 ,emperor of ,russia ,,chat ,,ix4 ,little ,lord ,fauntleroy ,,chat ,,ix4 ,a ,tramp who ,got a ,mansion ,,chat ,,ix4 ,queen ,victoria and the ,crown ,key to ,coloured ,pictures ,,from ,,original ,,wash ,,drawings ,,by ,e4 ,,free4 ------ ,i4 ,the ,potter--,a ,unique ,eastern ,wheel ,arise1 and go down to the potter's house1 and there ,i will cause thee to hear ,my words4 ,then ,i went down to the potter's house1 and1 behold1 he wrought a work on the wheels4 ,and the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter2 so he made it again another vessel1 as seemed good to the potter to make it4 7,jer4 #ah4b-d7 ,,ii4 ,a ,measure of ,meal--,woman working with meal ,the ,kingdom of ,heaven is like unto leaven1 which a woman took1 and hid in three measures of meal1 till the whole was leavened4 7,matt4 #ac4cc7 ,,iii4 ,selling ,sparrows--,evidently ready for offering or cooking ,are not five sparrows sold for two farthings1 and not one of them is forgotten before ,god8 ,but even the very hairs of your head are all numbered4 ,fear not therefore3 ye are of more value than many sparrows4 7,luke #ab4f1 #g7 ,,iv4 ,washing ,feet--,well-known ,eastern ,custom ,jesus knowing that the ,father had given all things into ,his hands1 and that ,he was come from ,god1 and went to ,god2 ,he riseth from supper1 and laid aside ,his garments2 and took a towel1 and girded ,himself4 ,after that ,he poureth water into a bason1 and began to wash the disciples' feet1 and to wipe them with the towel wherewith ,he was girded4 7,john #ac4c-e7 ,key to ,pictures to ,paint ,,original ,,drawings ,,by ,c4 ,b4 ,,birch1 ,a4,r4,a4 ------ ,i4 ,the ,passover ,in ,egypt ,and they shall take of the blood1 and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses1 wherein they shall eat it4 ,and the blood shall be to you for a token where ye are3 and when ,i see the blood1 ,i will pass over you1 and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you1 when ,i smite the land of ,egypt4 7,exod4 #ab4g1 #ac7 ,,ii4 ,the ,firstborn ,slain ,and it came to pass1 that at midnight the ,lord smote all the firstborn in the land of ,egypt1 from the firstborn of ,pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon3 and all the firstborn of cattle4 ,and ,pharaoh rose up in the night1 he1 and all his servants1 and all the ,egyptians2 and there was a great cry in ,egypt2 for there was not a house where there was not one dead4 7,exod4 #ab4bi1 #cj74 ,,iii4 ,isaac and ,rebekah ,and ,isaac came from the way of the well ,lahairoi2 for he dwelt in the south country4 ,and ,isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide3 and he lifted up his eyes1 and saw1 and1 behold1 the camels were coming4 ,and ,rebekah lifted up her eyes1 and when she saw ,isaac1 she lighted off the camel4 7,gen4 #bd4fb-fd7 ,,iv4 ,young ,king ,joash ,then they brought out the king's son1 and put upon him the crown1 and gave him the testimony1 and made him king4 ,and ,jehoiada and his sons anointed him1 and said1 ,god save the king4 7#b ,chron4 #bc4aa7 ,v4 ,peter at the ,fire ,but a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire1 and earnestly looked upon him1 and said1 ,this man was also with ,him4 ,and he denied ,him1 saying1 ,woman1 ,i know ,him not4 7,luke #bb4ef1 #eg7 ,,vi4 ,the ,rent ,veil ,and ,jesus cried with a loud voice1 and gave up the ghost4 ,and the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom4 7,mark #ae4cg1 #ch74 ,,vii4 ,paul before ,agrippa ,then ,agrippa said unto ,paul1 ,almost thou persuadest me to be a ,christian4 ,and ,paul said1 ,i would to ,god1 that not only thou1 but also all that hear me this day1 were both almost1 and altogether such as ,i am1 except these bonds4 7,acts #bf4bh1 #bi7 ------ ,the ,bible ,pictures are from ,bagster's ,bible ,stories4 ,a new handy pocket edition1 containing nearly #ej ,original ,drawings by ,c4 ,b4 ,,birch1 ,a4,r4,a4 ,very useful for children4 ,key to ,bible ,quotations ,he is able to keep that which ,i have committed unto ,him against that day 7#b ,tim4 #a4ab74 ,and when ,he saw a fig tree in the way1 ,he came to it1 and found nothing thereon1 but leaves only1 and said unto it1 ,let no fruit grow on thee henceforth for ever4 ,and presently the fig tree withered away 7,matt4 #ba4ai74 ,they that were foolish took their lamps1 and took no oil with them 7,matt4 #be4c74 ,his watchmen are blind3 they are all ignorant1 they are all dumb dogs1 they cannot bark2 sleeping1 lying down1 loving to slumber 7,isa4 #ef4aj74 ,these are wells without water1 clouds that are carried with a tempest2 to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever 7#b ,peter #b4ag74 ,i love them that love ,me 7,prov4 #h4ag74 ,and whither ,i go ye know1 and the way ye know 7,john #ad4d74 ,i am the ,door 7,john #aj4i74 ,those that seek ,me early shall find ,me 7,prov4 #h4ag74 ,no man cometh unto the ,father but by ,me 7,john #ad4f74 ,my son1 give ,me thine heart1 and let thine heart observe ,my ways 7,prov4 #bc4bf74 ,i dwell in the high and holy place 7,isa4 #eg4ae74 ,lo1 ,i am with you alway 7,matt4 #bh4bj74 ,i the ,lord have called thee in righteousness 7,isa4 #db4f74 ,i can do all things through ,christ which strengtheneth me 7,phil4 #d4ac74 ,and then will ,i profess unto them1 ,i never knew you3 depart from ,me1 ye that work iniquity 7,matt4 #g4bc74 ,john answered them1 saying1 ,i baptise with water3 but there standeth ,one among you1 whom ye know not 7,john #a4bf74 ,to open their eyes and to turn them from darkness to light1 and from the power of ,satan unto ,god 7,acts #bf4ah74 ,and there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth 7,rev4 #ba4bg74