Mr. Mac set an animal trap in his backyard, but it was not a trap that would hurt anything it caught. He was trying to trap a pesky raccoon that was always getting into their garbage can. So he baited the trap with food that he thought the raccoon would like.
One day, instead of the pesky raccoon, a pretty white cat got caught inside the trap. The cat must have smelled the food in the trap and crawled inside to eat what was intended for the raccoon. The trap door snapped shut behind the cat, making him a prisoner. The friendly cat patiently waited to be rescued, which Mr. Mac did as soon as he saw what his trap had caught.
Satan, our enemy, has traps set for boys and girls, but his traps are harmful! The Bible says, “The snare [noose] is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way” (Job 18:1010The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way. (Job 18:10)). Only the Lord Jesus can rescue us from Satan’s evil trap of sin. If you belong to the Lord Jesus, He will help you to be on your guard to recognize Satan’s evil traps and avoid them. Here is a good Bible verse for boys and girls who belong to Him: “Thou [the Lord Jesus] hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy” (Psalm 61:33For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. (Psalm 61:3)).
Mr. Mac had to bait the trap again with more food to catch the pesky raccoon. Finally, the real culprit was caught, and he was a huge, well-fed raccoon! Mrs. Mac was the first to see him in the trap, but she did not know what to do with him. So she covered the cage with a large, white sheet of plastic since it was raining.
The next morning the plastic sheet was gone, but there was a pile of shredded plastic in one end of the cage. The raccoon had pulled the plastic sheet inside the trap and was making a cozy nest for himself to keep warm and dry, because it was cold and wet.
Mr. Mac carried the trapped raccoon far away, to let it go free. He hoped that the raccoon would never come back.
If you are a boy or girl who has not accepted the Lord Jesus as your very own Saviour, come to Him today, telling Him that you are sorry for your sins and that you believe that He died to wash them away. “The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth [washes] 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)). Then you will be able to ask Him to protect you from Satan’s evil traps. “Call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify Me” (Psalm 50:1515And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. (Psalm 50:15)).
ML-04/04/2010