It was bedtime. Daddy was away from home on business, and Mother had gathered her little family around her to tell them a Bible story. Little John listened with rapt attention as Mother read the story of Daniel, how he was thrown into the lions’ den, and how God had shut the mouths of those great beasts so that they did not bite him.
That evening when little John knelt by Mother’s knee to say his simple little prayer, he thought of his daddy who was absent. He asked God to bless him, and then he added, “and don’t let anything bite Daddy.”
No doubt little John thought that God who had kept Daniel from harm could take care of his daddy too. And he was quite right.
We wonder how many there are of our little readers whose thoughts turn to God? How many of you ask Him to keep you, and those you love, from harm and from sin? Do not forget, God hears our prayer and cries, and He helps those who truss in Him.
ML-11/15/1970