JESSIE FINDING JESUS Monday
Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>
mother's death-bed, and heard her last words: "Jessie, find Jesus."
When her mother was buried, her father took to drink, and
Jessie was left to such care as a poor neighbor could give her.
One day she wandered off unmissed, with a little basket in her
hand, and tugged through one street after another, not knowing
where she went. She had started out to find Jesus. At last she
stopped, from utter weariness, in front of a saloon. A young man
staggered out of the door, and almost stumbled over her. He
uttered passionately the name of Him whom she was seeking.
" Where is He?" she inquired eagerly.
He looked at her in amazement. "What did you say?" he asked.
"Will you please tell me where Jesus Christ is? For I must find Him "
- this time with great earnestness.
The young man looked at her curiously for a minute without speaking,
and then his face sobered; and he said in a broken, husky voice,
hopelessly: "I don't know, child; I don't know where he is." At
length the little girl's wanderings brought her to the park. A woman,
evidently a Jewess, was leaning against the railing, looking
disconsolately at the green grass and the trees.
Jessie went up to her timidly. "Perhaps she can tell me where he is,"
was the child's thought. In a low, hesitating voice, she asked the
woman: "Do you know Jesus Christ?"
The Jewess turned fiercely to face her questioner, and in a tone of
suppressed passion, exclaimed: "Jesus Christ is dead!" Poor Jessie
trudged on, but soon a rude boy jostled against her, and snatching
her basket from her hand, threw it into the street. Crying, she ran
to pick it up. The horses of a passing streetcar trampled her under
their feet and she knew no more till she found herself stretched
on a hospital bed.
When the doctors came that night, they knew she could not live
until morning. In the middle of the night, after she had been lying
very still for a long time, apparently asleep, she suddenly opened
her eyes, and the nurse, bending over her, heard her whisper, while
her face lighted up with a smile that had some of heaven's own
gladness in it: "O Jesus, I have found you at last!"
Then the tiny lips were hushed, but the questioning spirit had
received an answer.
1. TODAY I WILL NOT STRIKE BACK.
If someone is rude
If someone is impatient
If someone is unkind
I will not respond in like manner.
"Love is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it
keeps no record of wrongs"
2. TODAY I WILL ASK GOD TO BLESS MY "ENEMY". If I come across someone
who treats me harshly or unfairly, I will quietly ask God to bless that
individual.I understand the "enemy" could be a family member, neighbor,
co-worker
or stranger."For God so loved the world He gave His one and only son so
that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting
life".
3. TODAY I WILL BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT I SAY. I will carefully choose
and
guard my words, being certain that I do not spread gossip, slander or
malign anyone in any way. "Love always protects, always trusts, always
hopes, always perseveres".
4. TODAY I WILL GO THE EXTRA MILE.
I will find ways to help share the burden of another person. I will
find
ways to make life more pleasant. "Greater love has no one than this
that
he lay down his life for his friends".
5. TODAY I WILL FORGIVE.
I will forgive any hurt or injuries that come my way. (I will also work
to forgive injuries that have been inflicted upon me in the past). "God
is love".
6. TODAY I WILL DO SOMETHING NICE FOR SOMEONE, BUT I WILL DO IT
SECRETLY.
I will reach out anonymously and bless the life of another person. We
always thank God for you mentioning you in our prayers. "We continually
remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your
labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord
Jesus Christ".
7. TODAY I WILL TREAT OTHERS AS I WISH TO BE TREATED. I will practice
the Golden Rule - "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"-
with everyone I encounter.
8. TODAY I WILL RAISE THE SPIRITS OF SOMEONE WHO IS DISCOURAGED. My
smile, my words, my expression or support, can make the difference to
someone who is wrestling with life. "If anyone is thirsty, let him come
to Me and drink".
9. TODAY I WILL NURTURE MY BODY.
I will eat less
I will eat only healthy foods
I will thank God for my body.
10. TODAY I WILL GROW SPIRITUALLY. I will spend a little more time in
prayer today
I will begin reading something spiritual or inspirational today I will
find a quiet place (at some point during this day) and listen to God's
voice.
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