Most likely every one looked at the picture of the squirrel before beginning to read, but perhaps you had better look closely before deciding this question. It will take sharp eyes, but see if you can tell if its a picture of a real live squirrel, or just a toy one that you might buy at a toy shop.
All right, now, see if your answer and reasons are the same as these: It must have been a live squirrel, bause it looks so perfect. No flaws or stitches can be discovered where it might have been sewed together, its eyes are bright, and the fur is glossy, and does not have the appearance of a stuffed specimen. It looks very much alive, and able to take its nut and scamper up a tree quick as a wink. Isn’t that the way God does everything?
The second reason can be found when you think why that food is put out in front of it. It was a “bait.” Squirrels do not come down out of their trees to pose before a camera. O, no, they have an instinct that makes them fear man, and it is well that they do, for many of them have been trapped and killed.
Let’s all learn a lesson from this furry little animal. When we think of the snares Satan would use to try to make us captives to Sin, we should walk carefully and prayerfully.
ML 06/24/1945