In Holland the ground is so flat and low that at times the sea has rushed in over parts of it, and destroyed whole towns. In one of these floods, about two hundred years ago, more than twenty thousand people were drowned. In some of the towns that were flooded, not a creature survived. In other parts, hundreds of people were out in boats, trying to save as many lives as possible, and on a little bit of an island, what do you think they found? Why, an old cradle, with a baby asleep in it, and an old cat curled up at her feet, all safe and sound.
Where the little voyagers came from, and to whom they belonged, no one could tell., But in memory of them, this little island was called “Kinderclyde,” or “Child-dyke,” and it goes by that name to this day. This story is told to thousands of little people all over Holland, as a remarkable instance of God’s providence.
Dear children, your young lives are surrounded, too, by danger and death on all sides, but, watched over and cared for by God, who is love, you are as safe as that sleeping babe. Trusting in the Lord Jesus as your Saviour, the waters of death can never reach your soul. Trust Him now!
Messages of God’s Love 8/15/1915