The location of the cottage was beautiful. It was situated on a small hill above a quiet lake and just a few miles from the nearest town.
Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson built it as a place for young people to come to be together and to learn more about the Bible. Throughout the summer, different groups of 15 to 20 teenagers would come to spend a week there, swimming, hiking, and playing games. And each day they would also sit in front of the big brick fireplace as the Word of God was opened, read and studied. Many happy memories were made there.
Most of the winter the cottage was boarded up, since the only way you could reach it was by snowmobile. One day in the early spring after some of the snow had melted, Mr. Donaldson decided to go to the cottage to cut some firewood. He was alarmed to find the door had been bashed in, and someone had vandalized the place and used it for a party. There was broken glass, and things were strewn everywhere. Cupboards and drawers had been ransacked, and he discovered that some things had been taken. There was no way to find out who had been there, as several weeks had passed before the break-in was discovered.
After many hours of cleaning and repairing the damage, the cottage was back to its original condition. But the big question was, Would the vandals come back again? The possibility of that happening was a real concern.
Then Mr. Donaldson had an idea. He got a big piece of plywood and very neatly painted a verse on it from the Bible: “The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good” (Proverbs 15:33The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. (Proverbs 15:3)). Then he nailed the sign to the outside wall of the cottage, right beside the area where the vandals had broken in. The verse remained there for many years, and never again did the Donaldsons have anyone breaking into the cottage.
“The Word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword ... and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart” (Hebrews 4:1212For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12)). The Lord Jesus sees you all the time, wherever you are and whatever you are doing. You cannot hide from Him. What a happy path it is to accept the Lord Jesus Christ as your very own Saviour and to walk in a way pleasing to Him.
Is the Lord Jesus your Saviour?
ML-07/06/2014