Learn for one thing that God thinks about boys and girls and notices
Boys and Girls Playing
1. God thinks about boys and girls.
Learn for one thing that God thinks about boys and girls and notices what they do. He does not only tell us about the men and women of Jerusalem. He makes mention of the "boys and girls." He tells us it will be a good time when there are many of them, and that it will be a good time when they play in the streets.
Some folks do not care to see children, and say that there are too many of them in the world. These folks are not like God. The great God in heaven loves children. He knows that there will be no men and women by and by, if there are no children now. He says in Psalm 127:5, Happy is the man who has his quiver full of children. Folks who do not like boys and girls, and are cross with them, ought to remember that they were once children themselves.
There is much about children in the Bible. Read the histories of Ishmael, Isaac, Benjamin, Moses, Samuel, and Abijah. Read the Proverbs of Solomon, and see how often that wise man spoke of children. Read the Gospels, and see how Jesus Christ noticed little infants, and took them in His arms and blessed them (Mar 10:16). Read the epistles of the Apostle Paul and see how he speaks of children. These things were written for our learning.
Dear children, remember all this and do not forget it. You are never too young or too little for God to take notice of you. You are never too