ONE DAY Harry caught a little bird. As he held it in his hands the poor little thing struggled and tried to get away. A kind-looking man came along and seeing the little captive he pleaded with Harry to let it go.
“No,” was Harry’s firm reply. “I tried for hours to catch him and I’m not going to let him go.”
Then the kind man offered to buy the bird. “I’ll give you a quarter for it,” he said.
Harry accepted the offer and the little bird changed hands.
The man set the bird on his opened hand and waited for it to fly away. At first it did not realize it was free, but presently it stirred, stretched its little wings and flew away to a nearby tree where it stayed a while chirping excitedly. It seemed to say, “Oh thank you! Thank you! I’m free.”
When the Lord Jesus came into this world He went about making people happy, setting them free from sin and from Satan’s power. And though He is now in heaven He is still carrying on His blessed work of redeeming souls. He paid the price of our redemption when He died and shed His precious blood upon the cross. Those who trust Him as Saviour are His redeemed ones.
ML-11/10/1974