Thirteen-year-old Miriam was brought up on a farm where the vegetables and fruits were stored in the cold basement for the winter months.
Miriam usually attended prayer meeting with her parents, but one night she had a lot of homework to finish. She asked her parents if she could stay home to finish her work.
After a while she became tired of doing homework and, feeling hungry, she remembered there were apples stored in their cold basement. She lifted the door latch and carefully climbed down the stairway. Suddenly she caught sight of a huge furry animal eating away at the apples!
Miriam turned and raced upstairs with her heart pounding! She was terrified and couldn’t wait until her parents came home to hear her story.
Psalm 46:11<<To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.>> God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. (Psalm 46:1) reminds us, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Those who belong to the Lord Jesus can always turn to Him for help when they need it. No doubt Miriam thought of the Lord Jesus, but we are not certain if she prayed for help. All we know is that she was terrified and sorry she had not gone with her parents to prayer meeting. It was the longest evening of her life!
Hearing her story, her father set a trap in the basement. It wasn’t long before a very large, apple-fed muskrat was caught!
The muskrat was certainly a very unwelcome caller to have in a home. It reminds us of another unwelcome caller who will sneak into our lives through any little crack or opening he can find. His name is Satan, and he is the enemy of our souls. He is vicious and greedy. He doesn’t care how much he steals from us. He will rob us of our time, our energy and our possessions if he is allowed to enter our lives. He will occupy us with anything that will take us away from the Lord Jesus Christ and from serving Him. Only the Lord Jesus can fill our hearts with goodness and kindness towards others. “Thanks be to God, which [gives] us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:5757But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:57)).
Is the Lord Jesus Christ your Saviour? Trust Him today and He will gladly enter your life and bless you richly. He said, “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly” (John 10:1010The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. (John 10:10)).
ML-05/12/2013