Rain had been falling for days, and the three elephants at the zoo, Affie, Mame and Mtoto, had been kept inside. But today was different. The sun was out, and the zoo keepers decided to give their three African elephants some fresh air outside. The keepers did not realize, however, the trouble that several inches of rain could bring to a 3,000-pound elephant.
The zoo keepers opened the door of the elephant house, and Affie and Mame walked outside, stepping around a huge puddle in the muddy yard. But poor Mtoto walked straight into the puddle and immediately began to sink into the sticky mud. Although she tried to struggle out, it was no use. She soon sank into the mud until it reached her huge stomach.
As a sinner without Christ as your Saviour, you are sinking into the horrible pit of sin, just like Mtoto was sinking in the mud. Psalms 40:2 Says that your sins have you trapped in “an horrible pit and miry clay.” This is the trouble you are in if you have not accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour.
What a hard job it was to rescue a 3,000-pound elephant from the mud! The zoo keepers decided to use Affie to help. They put a harness on Affie and then tied a rope from her to Mtoto stuck in the mud. As Affie pulled, the keepers stuffed sand and hay underneath Mtoto. Finally, after an hour of hard work she was freed from the mud. They were very relieved to have Mtoto safely inside again.
The zoo keepers not only freed Mtoto from the mud, but they took her completely away from it. The rest of Psalms 40:2 Says that the Lord has set our feet upon a rock and established our goings if we have accepted Him as our Saviour. The Lord Jesus Christ not only saves us from our sins, but He will guide us and keep us if we trust Him.
Are you still sinking in the miry clay of your sins, or are you safely on the Rock?
ML-04/10/1983