Do you like horses? Our neighbors, the Cloudberrys, have three horses and several cats. Whenever they travel, our family cares for their animals.
One evening Dad and I drove up to their house to feed the animals and bring the horses in for the night. As we drew near, we realized that the horses had gotten out of the corral and were running around the backyard! Quickly we drove in and hopped out, ready for any excitement that was awaiting us!
We hurried into the barn to decide how to go about getting them back in. Dad walked out the horse door and around the barn, and then he spotted the loose horses. They were contentedly munching on fresh grass.
Dad slowly approached them to encourage them back into the corral. Just as he was reaching for the halter of one of the horses, all three bolted away and continued running around. “Lord, please help us!” I prayed.
After running around and around the yard, two of the horses, Jack and Sir, obediently trotted into the corral. Dad quickly fastened the gate to prevent their getting out again. I was standing near the road to try to keep them from the danger of running out onto the roadway. We still had one more horse to catch.
Blaze was bursting with energy and was prepared to show it to us. He ran past me and then stopped. As I slowly walked up to him, I talked gently to calm him down. In a flash, he started running on the grass beside the road and then down the middle of the road!
“Lord, please don’t let Blaze get hit,” I earnestly prayed as cars flew by, not caring to stop.
This reminds me of a sinner running away from God and headed for danger. Boys and girls, are your sins washed away in the blood of the Lord Jesus? Or are you trying to run away from God? Remember that God sees everything. No matter how hard you try to hide from Him, He can still see you plainly. “Thou God seest me” (Genesis 16:1313And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me? (Genesis 16:13)). Now is the time to turn around and come to the Lord Jesus, God’s Son. He loves you so much He died for you and wants to wash you clean from your sins. “The blood of Jesus Christ [God’s] Son cleanseth us from all sin” (1 John 1:77But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. (1 John 1:7)).
After I told Dad where Blaze was, Dad took off running to hopefully catch him. Before Dad reached him, Blaze turned around and ran the opposite direction down the middle of the road towards me. Just as he galloped up to the driveway, he turned right, headed across the lawn, and stopped to munch grass near the broken gate latch.
Softly, I talked to Blaze as I encouraged him into the corral. Dad hurried over to shut the corral gate before Blaze escaped from us again.
With the horses safely in the barnyard, Dad and I went into the barn to give them grain and let them come inside. We were very grateful to the Lord for His help and protection of the horses.
But are you still running away from God because of your sins? There is danger ahead! There is everlasting punishment in the outer darkness of hell if you leave this world still in your sins. However, right now there is hope—the Lord Jesus wants to be your substitute. He bore the punishment for everyone who will believe that He died for their sins. He loves you and is waiting for you to come to Him, admitting that you are a guilty sinner and accepting Him as your very own Saviour. Turn around from the danger you are headed for and become part of His family of believers.
ML-04/17/2011