Dear Children,
Hello again from Grampa. I am writing this letter as I’m looking out our kitchen window at the four inches of brand-new, beautiful, white snow. All the while we were sleeping, the snow was gently coming down from the heavens and landing on the earth.
Gramma asked me what Bible verse I think about when I look at the snow. I answered, “Job chapter 38 and verse 22: ‘Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow?’” Yes, children, snow contains many treasures.
It is now 6:45 in the morning, and the birds are waiting for their food. So that means I must hurry and feed them. As I stand looking out the window at the snow, Chelsea, our dog, jumps up on the chair beside me to see what I’m looking at. So I put my arm around her neck and give her a playful hug and say, “Okay, we’ll put your coat on and you can help me feed the birds.” You see, children, Gramma has made a nice, warm coat for Chelsea to wear when it gets cold. So then I put on my boots, coat and hat and out we go!
Chelsea and I walk together into the barn and scoop up a pail of birdseed, along with some stale bread that we feed to the crows. We put seed into all the bird feeders, then walk down to the creek and put some bread on the ground for the crows. All the while we hear the crows cawing and the blue jays scolding. During this cold weather we feed the birds twice a day.
Now then, Chelsea and I get back to the house, and I brush off my boots and clean the snow off Chelsea’s paws and legs. Then we step into a nice, warm kitchen for breakfast.
While Gramma and I are eating, we love to look at all the different kinds of birds, and now we have five regular-visiting crows to watch too. Uh-oh, we see another bird zooming in ... it’s the marsh hawk! He’s the number one enemy of these birds! Immediately all the birds explode into flight!
Mr. Hawk was a bit too slow today—he missed them all. So he lands in the big oak tree and sits on a branch. All the birds have flown away except the crows.
Gramma looked at me and asked, “What do you think will happen now?”
I replied, “It won’t take long to find out.” I had just spoken those words when the five crows took off right in the direction of the hawk! They flew straight for the hawk! When he realized that they were after him, he dove out of that tree just ahead of the crows ... they just missed him!
You see, children, those crows would have killed that hawk, as hawks and crows are enemies of each other. Now that the hawk was gone, it wasn’t long until all the birds returned and went back to eating their breakfasts at the bird feeders.
Children, you and I have a very vicious enemy, and his name is Satan or the devil. He is working very hard to trap every one of us in our sins and keep us out of heaven. But just as the crows rescued those birds that day, we have a Saviour who will rescue us if we trust Him. Have you trusted Jesus as your very own Saviour? There is a very important verse in the Bible which says, “Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:22(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succored thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) (2 Corinthians 6:2)).
Another important verse says, “Today if ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts” (Hebrews 4:77Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. (Hebrews 4:7)). That means listen to Jesus, and don’t put it off! Those birds did not waste a second of time in getting away from their deadly enemy, and don’t you waste any time in coming to the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation! Remember, God loves you!
We sing this little song in Sunday school:
He loves me too,
He loves me too,
I know He loves me too,
If God so loves these little birds,
I know He loves me too.
And Gramma and I love you too, and we end this story today with lots of love from both of us,
Grampa and Gramma
ML-01/06/2008