WHAT an odd-looking picture we have before us! Some geese with wide-open mouths are looking in at the barn door with an air which seems to say,
“We’ll come in, if we please, and drive you out.” Puss and her kits look startled enough at the noisy creatures who would thus intrude upon them. But there is a faithful friend standing guard. How intelligent this nice shepherd dog looks, as if to say, “Oh, no, you’ll not come in here; I’ll take care of my friend puss and her kittens, and I’m quite able to do it.” His uplifted paw and intelligent face say that he is ready to strike if necessary, but he will not hurt the poor geese if they do not venture too far.
Did you ever think, dear children, that you need to have someone stand guard for you? You have a foe that is much greater and more powerful than pussy’s foe would be to her. It is a foe you cannot see. Most of you know who this foe is; if not, the word of God will tell you. “Your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.” Have you any one to guard you from this great and dreadful foe? If Jesus is your Saviour, you have a Friend who will indeed guard you and keep you. Neither Satan nor any other foe can overcome you if you are under His protecting care. All power in heaven and earth is His. What then can harm you, if you have such a Friend to keep guard, and to care for you? Of what need you be afraid?
ML 05/14/1916