Jake the dog and Snowflake the cat lived on a small farm. Jake had a nice, warm dog house. His job was to bark or give warning to his master when strangers came near the house. Snowflake, who was pure white, lived in the barn in a nice nest of straw up in the rafters. Her job was to keep out the mice who liked to eat the covering on electric wires in the barn, which could then cause a fire.
Jake and Snowflake did not get along together at all. They both lived outside winter and summer, so they knew each other’s habits.
One day the barn door was left open while Snowflake was down on the barn floor. Jake spotted her, and that could only mean trouble! Snowflake knew it was dangerous to come down during the day, because Jake was always loose.
Boys and girls, this reminds us of Satan. The Bible warns us in 1 Peter 5:8 to be very careful and watchful because our enemy Satan, or the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to destroy. The verse reads like this: “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, [walks] about, seeking whom he may devour.”
Jake made a dash for Snowflake, but Snowflake spotted a ladder that was leaning against the wall of the barn, and she made a run for it. Whew! She just made it! Cats are not noted for climbing ladders, but Snowflake sure learned in a hurry that day. As she started to climb, Jake leaped up at her and just missed her tail.
When Snowflake got to the top of the ladder, she jumped over to her nest and looked down at Jake and gave a long meeeeoooow. Jake looked up at her and growled as if to say, “I’ll get you the next time!”
Boys and girls, the Lord Jesus Christ is the “ladder to heaven” for you and me! Satan would love to have us, but Christ has made the way to heaven for us through His own precious blood. “Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold ... but with the precious blood of Christ” (1 Peter 1:18-19).
Will you trust Him today? He is the only safe and sure way to heaven.
ML-05/15/2016