Daddy, Mommy and their two little girls, 18-month-old Ann and 3-month-old Susan, were staying with another young family for a few days. This family had twin boys who were two years old and a baby boy. After carrying the luggage into the house, the fathers left to go somewhere, and the mothers went inside to visit. Ann and the twin boys were left to play in the front yard with a small red wagon.
A little while later Ann’s mother walked outside with Susan in her arms to check on the children. They were gone! She quickly looked around the back of the house, but they were not there either. She called them, but no one answered. Then she saw them up the road, just going around the bend. Ann, the twins and the red wagon had gone for a walk.
Running into the house, she laid Susan on the floor and called to Lynn, the twins’ mother, “The children are up the road, going around the bend!” Then she ran back out the door and up the road. She knew that at the end of their road was a wider, busier road. Lynn came running as fast as she could, too.
They ran around the bend and found the children standing in the middle of the busy road. They were talking to a man who had stopped his car. Behind him two other cars were also stopped. The man picked up Ann and handed her to her mother as she ran up. All her mother could whisper was, “Thanks,” because she was so frightened and out of breath.
It was a very quiet group that walked back to the house, Lynn with her twins pulling their red wagon and Mother carrying Ann. How close they had come to tragedy. Both mothers were thankful to the Lord for sparing the children.
Because the mothers were not watching, they almost lost their children. For those of us who know the Lord Jesus as our Saviour, it is wonderful to know that He is always watching out for us, and our salvation is secure. He holds us tightly in His hand so that we cannot wander off and be lost.
But what about you? Wouldn’t you like to know that your sins are forgiven and washed away in His precious blood? Simply admit that you are a sinner and need to be saved. Then accept the Lord Jesus Christ as your own Saviour. He promises that “I 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).
ML-04/03/1983