Dear Children,
Today Gramma and I were eating our lunch together. She was looking out the window that is right beside our table. When we look out that window, we can see across our creek and see the forest which is on the other side of the creek.
All of a sudden she exclaimed, “Look at that!” So I looked out the window and said, “WOW!” I jumped up and ran to get our camera!
Are you one of the children who is wondering, “What did you see, Grampa?”
We saw eight, big, wild turkeys walking across our backyard! They were looking for food in the area where we feed the birds. Then two of them started up the hill towards our house where we have another bird feeder. There is lots of cracked corn on the ground there, and most of the birds fly to this spot. But only one of the turkeys walked all the way up the hill to eat the cracked corn on the ground. This big bird was hungry and, if birds can be happy, this big turkey sure had to be happy to find the cracked corn on the ground where he could eat all he wanted!
When I spread the cracked corn out there for these birds to eat, the food is there for any of the birds—big or small, red birds, yellow birds, blue birds, black birds or white birds. It doesn’t matter what size or color they are. The food is there for any bird to eat that is hungry!
Some of you boys and girls may remember the song we sometimes sing in Sunday school:
Jesus loves the little children,
All the children of the world:
Red and yellow, black and white,
All are precious in His sight;
Jesus loves the little children of the world.
When God our Father sent His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, into the world to save sinners like you and me, it was for “WHOSOEVER”—for anybody and everybody! And that includes you! Have you let the Lord Jesus save you?
There were eight turkeys, but only one came to where the cracked corn was on the ground. When this turkey was finished eating, he walked away full!
“What about the other seven turkeys, Grampa? Did they come up to eat?”
No, children, they did not! They were the losers. I think they were afraid to come up near the house. Boys and girls, don’t ever be afraid to read the Bible. It is the holy Word of God! Here is a very good verse for you to read and memorize: “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth” (Ecclesiastes 12:11Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; (Ecclesiastes 12:1)).
All those turkeys walked away together, but only one was full of good food. There was only one winner, but there could have been more.
Do you think that Gramma and I will ever see those turkeys again? We don’t know! But one thing we do every day is put out lots of food for the birds. Then it’s up to them to come and enjoy it.
And in the Bible you can read that the Lord Jesus loves you very much and died to save you from your sins. But it’s up to each boy or girl or grown-up to come to the Lord Jesus to have their sins taken away. “Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden [with sins], and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:2828Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28)).
Will you accept the gift of salvation that the Lord Jesus is offering you and be a winner?
With lots of love,
Grampa and Gramma
ML-08/27/2017