David Livingstone was saved when he was just a boy. As time went on he felt a call to go to Africa with the gospel of the grace of God.
In Africa he met Robert and Mary Moffat, who were also missionaries. David fell in love with Mary, the Moffat’s beautiful daughter, and soon after they were married.
“I’m going to pray for David every day,” said Mary’s mother. She kept her promise, and every day she prayed, “Lord, keep David as the apple of Thine eye. Hold him in Thy hand.”
God heard her prayer, and for many long years He held David Livingstone in His hand. What a safe place that was!
Those were the days when much of Africa had never been trodden by a white man. Sometimes David had to swim through rivers infested with crocodiles, but he always got through safely. Sometimes huge hippopotamuses swam around in streams through which his boat sailed, but they never upset him. Natives shot poison arrows at him, but they never hit him. He was in the midst of cannibals, but they did not harm him. David was safe in God’s hand!
Once some little children in Scotland sent him a money gift. They wanted him to use it to hire a native helper. David did hire a native helper. The helper went with him wherever he went. One day as they were crossing the long grass of the jungle, a big lion jumped on David, and knocked him to the ground. His fierce teeth caught hold of David’s shoulder and broke some of his bones. With his gun the native helper killed the lion and Livingstone’s life was saved. He lived to serve God for many years after that.
The children were happy when they heard the story about the lion, how that the gift of money they had sent was used to hire the native helper, who, under God’s good hand, had helped saved David’s life.
God had answered Mrs. Moffat’s prayer. David was safe in God’s hand.
Are you too safe in His hand, dear reader?
ML-03/19/1978