ow in your thoughts, words, and actions; you may be
selfish; your heart may be overflowing with corruption and
wickedness; yet Jesus will have compassion upon you. He will speak
comforting words to you; not treat you coldly or spurn you, as
perhaps those of earth would, but will speak tender words, and words
of love and affection and kindness. Just come at once. He is a
faithful friend--a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

ASSURANCE.

Napoleon and the Private.

It is said of Napoleon that while he was reviewing his army one day, his
horse became frightened at something, and the Emperor lost his rein, and
the horse went away at full speed, and the Emperor's life was in danger.
He could not get hold of the rein, and a private in the ranks saw it,
and sprang out of the ranks towards the horse, and was successful in
getting hold of the horse's head at the peril of his own life. The
Emperor was very much pleased. Touching his hat, he said to him, "I make
you Captain of my Guard." The soldier didn't take his gun, and walk up
there. He threw it away, stepped out of the ranks of the soldiers, and
went up to where the body-guard stood. The captain of the body-guard
ordered him back into the ranks, but he said "No! I won't go!" "Why
not?" "Because I am Captain of the Guard." "You Captain of the Guard?"
"Yes;" replied the soldier. "Who said it?" and the man, pointing to the
Emperor; said, "He said it." That was enough. Nothing more could be
said. He took the Emperor at his word. My friends, if God says anything,
let us take Him at His word. "He that believeth on the Lord Jesus Christ
shall not perish, but have everlasting life." Don't you believe it?
Don't you believe you have got everlasting life? It can be the privilege
of every child of God to believe and then know that you have got it.

"Five Million Dollars."

One thing I know--I cannot speak for others, but can speak for myself; I
cannot read other minds and other hearts; I cannot read the Bible and
lay hold for others; but I can read for myself, and take God at his
word. The great trouble is that people take everything in general, and
do not take it to themselves. Suppose a man should say to me, "Moody,
there was a man in Europe who died last week, and left five million
dollars to a certain individual." "Well," I say, "I don't doubt that;
it's rather a common thing to happen," and I don't think anything more
about it. But suppose he