Hello children and grown-ups too!
Every one of us, young or old, has a memory that we are going to use for our whole lifetime. So I’m going to ask you, “How good is your memory?” Marsha, the girl I’m going to tell you about, is very thankful that she has a good memory.
Perhaps there are some things you wish you could forget, while there are other things you wish you could remember. Sometimes you have to study or even memorize to help you remember things for school, at work, and for other needs.
Marsha needed a quiet place to study. She had some important exams coming up in school. Using her memory, she remembered the perfect place where she could study without anybody bothering her.
Picking up her books, she got into her car and drove to a small lake near where she lived. When she arrived, she was very happy to see that she would be alone. She parked her car and walked about 150 feet to the picnic table closest to the lake. She set her books on the table and sat down to study. There was a slight breeze blowing through the trees that were around her. This is a beautiful place, she thought.
Marsha was there only a few minutes when she heard a rustling in the brush not far from where she was sitting. As she looked up to see what it was, she almost fainted! It was a mother bear with her two cubs! That was the end of Marsha’s studying!
Trying to think what she should do, she realized she couldn’t run back to the car. It was too far away! And she thought, That bear can sure outrun me! Then her memory started to work.
A few years back while she was still in grade school, her very wise teacher had given the class some very good instructions. She told them, “If something like this ever happens to you, just sit still! Do not move!” But as she was remembering what her teacher had said, the two cubs were starting to move towards her. But her memory was telling her, “SIT STILL!” And then the two cubs were under the table around her feet! Her memory was still telling her, “SIT STILL!” Meanwhile, Momma bear was over by the trees searching for blueberries. Marsha’s memory still told her, “SIT STILL!”
Suddenly, Momma bear said, “Huff, huff.” The two cubs darted out from under the table and ran to Momma bear, and the three of them ambled off into the brush.
Do you want to know what Marsha did? She picked up her books and raced back to her car. Thankfully it was not locked. She jumped into it and whispered a short prayer of thankfulness and drove home.
Children, thankfully Marsha had a good memory. And thankfully she had a teacher who had a great care for her students in giving instructions on how to escape in a very dangerous situation.
God is also speaking to YOU through His Word, the holy Bible. God loves you and has a great care for your soul. Do you read your Bible every day? Do you try to memorize a verse every week?
Marsha never forgot what her teacher told her— “SIT STILL!” If you want to be in heaven someday, and I am sure you do, then listen to these beautiful words: “ God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:1616For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)).
Children, don’t wait until you are in deep trouble to accept the Lord Jesus Christ as your very own Saviour. Trust Him today!
With love to each one,
Grampa & Gramma
ML-04/13/2014