Henry, John and Bob suddenly realized that they were lost—lost in the tall prairie grass that grew in North Dakota. Only minutes before they could still see the cows they were chasing home, but now they could not see them or hear them. The grass was so tall, the boys could not see over it, and so they could not see any landmarks to help them find their way home. Not knowing where they were going, the boys kept on walking, hoping they would come to something they recognized. They were lost for several days, so they must have been frightened many times by strange noises, especially at night.
Finally, after three days when they were nearly exhausted, they spotted a small sod-roofed house. Can you imagine their relief? Safe at last, so they thought. But the people who lived there did not know the boys and would not let them in. What a disappointment!
Are you lost in your sins and wandering around not sure which way to turn? The boys in the story had no map to help them find their way back home, but we have God’s Word, the Bible, to tell us the way to be saved. “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.” Luke 19:1010For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. (Luke 19:10). If we have trusted Him as our Saviour, He will never turn us away to continue wandering in our sins, because the Lord Jesus says, “Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out.” John 6:3737All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. (John 6:37).
It was not long until Henry, John and Bob found another homesteader’s cabin where they were taken in and given shelter and food until they could return home. The Lord is coming soon. He has told us in John 14:33And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. (John 14:3), “I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself.”
For those of us who have accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour, we can look ahead to this promise. Even while we are still on earth, we can know that “I (the Lord Jesus) will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” Hebrews 13:55Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. (Hebrews 13:5).
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