Boy Refuses Forbidden Cherries
Story★★★A little boy was tempted to pluck some cherries from a tree which his father had forbidden him to touch. “You need not be afraid,” said his evil companion, “for if your father should find out that you have taken them, he is too kind to hurt you.” “Ah,” said the brave little fellow, “that is the’ very reason why I would not touch them; for though my father would not hurt me, yet I should hurt him by my disobedience.”
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The point
A boy refuses forbidden cherries not from fear of punishment but from love that would not want to hurt his father through disobedience.
Scripture
John 14:15Ephesians 6:1
Audience
Adults
Tone
Convicting · Tender
To tell aloud
under a minute · 83 words