Sally lived on a ranch in Colorado. She was just nine years old but she loved the Lord Jesus, and this story tells of the Lord’s care over her on one occasion.
While she was trying to bring home some calves late one afternoon, they led her astray and she lost her way in the forest.
Night came on a chilly November night. And yet with a strange calmness, she kept walking on and on till morning, not knowing where she was. At last through God’s mercy, she reached a farmer’s house, a long distance from her home and there she was safe.
They asked her many questions as to how she got through the night, and she answered:
“The wolves at times seemed close to my heels; but I remembered how my mother had taught me always to pray to the Lord Jesus when I was in danger. I did so pray, and then I knew the wolves couldn’t hurt me because Jesus wouldn’t let them.”
How sweet was that little girl’s faith in the Good Shepherd who early in life had saved her when she was lost in her sins, and saved her from the wolves when she was lost in the woods!
Memory Verse: “He that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.” Psalm 32:10
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