While Robby was still opening the door he hollered happily,
“Hi, Grandma, it’s hobby class day!”
“Sure is,” I answered, “but it’s only 11:00, and it doesn’t start until 2:00. You have to play awhile and eat lunch before we go.”
But Robby was only four years old, so at 11:05 he asked, “How long is it till hobby class?” At 11:10, “Is it time for hobby class yet?” At 11:15, “When is hobby class going to start?”
By 12:00 I was tired of reminding him that we had to wait until 2:00, so I told him I would give him a prize if he didn’t ask again. He didn’t ask, and hobby class time finally came.
The children had fun painting sun catchers to decorate their windows at home. Then after everyone had a yummy cupcake and some juice we sang choruses, and Henry spoke to us about God and the sun.
Henry told us that in the beginning God created the sun (Genesis ch. 1). In the book of Joshua, God, who controls the sun, made it stand still so His people could have an extra-long day to win a victory over their enemies (Joshua ch. 10). In Matthew, Mark and Luke we read how God darkened the sun so it could not shine at all for three hours while He punished His own beloved Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, for the sins of all who will believe (Matthew ch. 27). Then in Acts we’re told how God made a light shine even brighter than the sun so bright that it blinded Saul of Tarsus when he was on his way to gather up the Christians to throw them into prison (Acts ch. 9). The last thing Henry told us about the sun was that in heaven we won’t need it because the Lord Himself will be the light there (Revelation ch. 22).
Then hobby class was over. Robby’s mommy and daddy took him home. I went home to our house. And both of us forgot about Robby’s prize.
I hadn’t been home very long bore the telephone rang. When I answered, Robby said, “Grandma?”
“Yes?”
“Grandma, you forgot my prize.”
“Oh, I’m sorry, Robby,” I answered. “But I’ll tell you what. When you come to Sunday school tomorrow I’ll give it to you then. Will that be okay?”
“Yes, that will be okay, Grandma,” Robby said thoughtfully, “but you’d better write it down in case you forget.”
God never forgets His children. He tells them, “I [will] not forget thee.... I have graven [engraved] thee upon the palms of My hands.” Isaiah 49:15,1615Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. 16Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me. (Isaiah 49:15‑16). There are many things in God’s Word, the Bible, that He would like us to think about and remember, too. I wonder if we pay close attention to what He tells us in the Bible so we’ll never forget?
ML-04/30/1989