Hello again, Children!
Gramma said to me that I should write a letter to you and tell you what we saw this morning while we were sitting at our kitchen table. We were looking out at our pond where we feed the wild ducks, geese, and other birds, and sometimes the foxes, coyotes and stray cats that come by where we throw out birdseed and scraps of meat for the animals.
There was a cute little wild duck swimming around on the water. Then suddenly, a wild black mink showed up, along with three relatives! What a surprise! One of the minks came up on shore to enjoy some of the meat scraps we had just scattered there that morning. Meanwhile, the young duck was swimming closer to shore all the time.
Suddenly the black mink spotted this foolish duck and said to himself, “I’m going to have this duck for lunch!” The mink is an animal that feeds on meat, and they especially like barnyard chickens. Meanwhile, the foolish duck was swimming closer and closer. So the mink slid down the bank of the pond and into the water and started to swim towards the duck.
Gramma asked me, “Do you think the duck can see the mink coming?”
I replied, “Yes, it can. Just watch its head turn towards the mink.”
The mink was swimming about four feet away from the duck. Then he circled around the front of the duck and then around the side of it. Then when he came around to the back of the duck, he turned sharply and aimed to catch that duck from the back where the duck couldn’t see him! Smart mink! Dumb duck!
Boys and girls, our enemy Satan will try to catch you or me in any one of his traps or snares. He will circle around and try to trap you into using bad language ... you know, like swearing, saying dirty words, telling lies, and then there’s cheating and many more traps. Have you ever been caught in one of these bad mistakes? Not a nice feeling, is it?
This poor duck didn’t seem to know he was close to becoming the mink’s lunch, as the mink moved in from behind for the kill. At the very last second, the duck jumped straight up into the air, squawking loudly and with its wings frantically flapping!
Whew, that was close! Gramma and I couldn’t believe how close this mink came to catching the duck and then missed it! We also couldn’t believe that the duck waited so long to move out of danger! Not a very smart duck.
What a lesson for boys and girls and grown-ups too. The holy Word of God says in Ezekiel 18:44Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die. (Ezekiel 18:4) and also in verse 20, “The soul that sinneth, it shall die.” These are very serious words! But the Word of God also tells us in Acts 2:2121And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. (Acts 2:21), “Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved”! The real reason why the Lord Jesus Christ came into this world was to save boys and girls and men and women ... just like you and me! But don’t live like that foolish duck that waited almost too long! Accept the Lord Jesus as your very own Saviour right now! “Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:22(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succored thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) (2 Corinthians 6:2)).
Lots of love,
Grampa
ML-02/02/2014