Poor little chicks—they had only been hatched a few days, and here they were having trouble already. It had been warm and snug at home in the nest, and Mother Hen had taken good care of them.
However, Mother Hen and the three little chicks did not know about spring floods. Now the three chicks were sailing across the flooded fields all alone in a wooden shoe. Soon they were rescued and grew to be plump hens in another barnyard. It is just as well not to think about the other little chicks that did not find a wooden shoe in which to float.
But where was the foot that belonged to the lost, wooden shoe that rescued the chicks? Well, I’m glad to say that there was warning before this flood came. Although almost everything in the house was ruined, the owner of the wooden shoe had a rowboat to save him from the flood. He now has a new pair of wooden shoes to wear, and he still tells the story of how he escaped from the flood.
We should be thankful that God has given us more intelligence than He has given to chickens. When we see trouble coming, we can usually find a way to avoid it. This is why we are warning you that trouble is coming on this world. God has said that He will judge the world. “He hath appointed a day, in the which He will judge the world in righteousness by that Man whom He hath ordained....” Acts 17:3131Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. (Acts 17:31). What will become of you then? The little chicks that did not find safety in the shoe died. They did not know any better, but you do. Why wait until God’s judgment overtakes you? There will be no way of escape then. Get ready now, since you will soon be meeting God. He gave His only Son, the Lord Jesus, so that you maybe saved. Soon the Lord Jesus is coming to take all His own home to heaven before His judgment time comes. The Lord Jesus is the only One who can save you. Won’t you come to Him now and be saved forever?
ML-08/02/1981