A LITTLE girl was once out in the field watching the men cut corn. Suddenly she heard someone scream and say, “Come, run to me, dear, or you will be killed.”
Looking up she saw a bull running rapidly toward her Then she turned round and saw the boy who had called her. He was standing near a tree and when she ran to him he lifted her into it and then climbed in himself.
The bull soon reached the place and roared furiously at the children. But the little girl was not afraid for she knew she was safe beyond the reach of the dangerous animal. The one who had rescued her was by her side and would keep her safe from harm.
In the picture the dogs are barking at the foot of the tree and wishing so much they could get kitty. But she too is safe in the tree.
Dear reader, just as surely as the roaring bull tried to get the little girl and just as surely as the barking dogs tried to get the little kitty, so surely there is an enemy—a cruel, wicked enemy—trying to get you. But again you like the little girl have a friend saying “Come to Me.” Are you safe in the tree? If not, will you turn to this Friend and allow Him to put you in a place of safety?
Satan is the enemy who is seeking to get your soul. Jesus is your Friend. Turn to Him and be saved. If you do not, Satan will surely overtake you. And he is a more dangerous foe than the bull or the dogs. They can destroy only the body but he destroys the soul and keeps it forever in outer darkness.
Jesus died to deliver us from the power of sin and Satan. All may be safe who will accept His free offer of pardon, “without money and without price.”
ML 06/12/1904