A man was riding along in front of a hotel one day when he accidentally ran over his fine Newfoundland dog’s foot. While Roger’s crushed foot was being examined and bound up, Blackie, a pet raven who belonged to the hotel keeper, kept hopping about and showed great interest in the proceedings.
Roger was tied up in the corner of the barn for the night, and all the while Blackie waited on him in the kindest possible manner. He even went and brought him some bones lest his noble friend should get hungry.
Thus a deep affection sprang up between the two. One night the stable door was closed. Blackie pecked away at the bottom of the door so that by morning the hole was nearly large enough for him to get through into the barn.
This story of Blackie reminds us of the ravens which brought Elijah the prophet food in his time of need. It was God who caused them to do so, for He never forgets His own, and He was caring for His servant (1 Kings 17).
The Lord Jesus comforted His followers with these words: “Consider the ravens; for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls!” Luke 12:2424Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? (Luke 12:24).
Happy are you, dear reader, if you can say, “The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.”
ML-05/02/1976