The Children For Christ by Andrew Murray

loving attachment to a personal Savior. Their children would never
learn from them to say, I am the Lord’s.
And yet we see it here promised so distinctly that the Spirit’s working, a
living spiritual religion, will manifest itself thus. The experience of
these last years has proved to many, who formerly were in doubt, that a
distinct profession of Jesus as a Savior is as sure a fruit of the Spirit’s
presence among the children as among older people, and that it can be
quite as trustworthy too. A little reflection, too, will convince us that
nothing can be more natural than that this should be the fruit of God’s
blessing on the labors of believing parents. Do we not tell them from
their youth that God is Love, and that He gave Jesus to be a Savior? Do
we not tell them that they belong to God, not only in right of creation
and redemption, but in virtue of our having given them to Him in
baptism, and His having accepted them? And why should it appear
strange if the child believes what we say, and speaks it out, I am the
Lord’s? We tell them that Jesus receives sinners who confess their sins
and give themselves to Him to be cleansed. This truly is what we ought
to hope for as the fruit of our instruction, that when he feels his sins the
child goes and confesses them to the blessed children’s Friend, and
believes that He does not cast him out, but accepts and pardons. Oh, let
us be very careful of casting suspicion on the childlike, I am the Lord’s!
We teach the children what it means to speak thus: that it implies a
giving ourselves to be His property, to do His will, and to acknowledge
Him as Lord and Master. And if their young hearts are touched, and
consent, oh! let us beware of refusing or doubting their profession, or
of reproaching them when they fail; let us remember the promised fruit
of the Spirit’s working among the children is this: I am the Lord’s.
And are we then to think that there is no danger at all connected with
it? And are we to rest content with the momentary impressions which
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