AMY WAS just seven years old, but she loved the Lord Jesus and God had taught her where to go and what to do in time of trouble. He loves to hear little children pray and ask Him for the things they need. He will answer the prayer of faith, for the Lord Jesus said, “Whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.” (Matt. 21:2222And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. (Matthew 21:22).)
Amy’s mother had passed away and she lived with her stepmother, who did not seem to understand a little child’s problems and was rather cross at times. One day she sent Amy to the store but on the way the little girl’s shoe lace came undone. She stopped at a door step, put her money down on the step and tied her shoe. Then she ran off on her way, forgetting the money and not until she had got to the store did she remember she had left it behind. When she came back it was gone and she was fearful lest she should be punished for her neglect.
What could a little girl do now? Amy remembered that God had said, “Call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify Me.” Psalm 50:1515And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. (Psalm 50:15). She wanted to kneel down at once and ask God to help her, but she did not like to kneel down in the street. Looking around she saw someone’s front door open and though it was a strange house she slipped inside unnoticed, knelt down behind the door and poured out her little heart to God in prayer. And He who loves little children heard her prayer and did answer it, in fact He had already taken care of her problem, for has He not said, “Before they call, I will answer"? (Isaiah 65:2424And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. (Isaiah 65:24).) Little Amy rose from her knees, dried her tears and went on her way home feeling sure that God would make all right for her.
Now God had put it into the heart of a kind gentleman who, seeing the money, picked it up and left it with a grocer close by, telling him to watch because some child must have left it and would soon be coming back for it. So when Amy passed by on her way home there was the kind grocer waiting to give it to her.
How pleased Amy was to find God had answered her prayer so soon, and how she thanked and praised Him for His kindness. How light and happy was her heart as she returned to the store to get the things her mother had told her to buy.
May we learn, dear young friends, to be like little Amy, to first trust the Lord for our salvation and then to take everything — our joys and our sorrows — to Him in prayer.
“Call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify Me.” Psalm 50: 15.
ML-03/31/1974