Scamper and Scooter belonged to six-year-old Amy. She loved her two kittens, and they seemed to love her just as much. They played together in the house and in the backyard.
One day Scamper seemed to be sick. She would not touch her bowl of food and didn’t want to play. Later that day, Amy found her lying under a bush in the backyard mewing sadly. Amy ran to the house as fast as she could. “Mommy!” she shrieked, running into the kitchen. “Come quick! Scamper’s very sick, and I think she’s going to die!”
Her mother quickly went outside to see Scamper. Looking down at the little furry kitten lying limp on the grass, she had to agree. “Oh my, Amy, she doesn’t look very good. But we’ll do everything we can to help her get better.”
Scamper was placed in a big box in the kitchen, and Mother coaxed her to drink a little warm milk. But when bedtime came, she was no better. Even Scooter seemed to mope around without his playful sister.
Amy’s bedtime story from the Bible was about the man, sad and sick with palsy, who was brought to Jesus to be healed. And he went away happy and completely well! As she listened, Amy had an idea.
“Mommy,” she said, “if Jesus can make sick people get getter, do you think He could make Scamper get better too?”
“I’m sure He could, honey, if it is His will. Why don’t we ask Him?”
So at the end of Amy’s bedtime prayer she added, “Please, Lord Jesus, make Scamper better again. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”
Amy got out of bed early the next morning and ran down to the kitchen to see Scamper. The box was empty! Oh my, what has happened? Had her kitty died? Then a loud “mew” came from under the table, and Scamper walked out, stretching sleepily and coming to Amy to be petted. She seemed to be all better.
Mother came in during Amy and Scamper’s happy reunion. “You won’t forget to thank the Lord Jesus for answering your prayer, will you?” she reminded Amy.
So right there in the kitchen, Amy and Mother knelt down beside the kitchen chairs while Amy thanked the Lord Jesus for making Scamper all better again.
Does the Lord Jesus hear a child’s prayer? He certainly does! And His answer will be whatever is best, since He is the only one who knows what is good for us.
Wouldn’t you like to have the Lord Jesus help you each day? If you haven’t already accepted Him as your Savior, come to Him right now, telling Him that you are a sinner and want Him to wash away your sins. Then He will be your Savior too.
ML-03/17/2019