Little Sue had to go to the hospital to have her tonsils removed.
“Don’t be afraid, Sue,” said her father. “You have a good doctor, and he will do his best for you. You also have a wonderful God, and He will take care of you.”
“When you come back home,” he promised her, “I will buy you something you’ve been wanting for a long time-a bowl of goldfish.”
Day after day as she waited for her throat to heal, Sue enjoyed so much fun watching the goldfish. Sometimes they went to the bottom and sometimes they came to the top to get air or food; but no matter where they swam, she could always see them.
“Sue,” said her father one day, “the goldfish bowl reminds me of something David said long ago. David thought about how God sees us no matter where we are. He said: “Whither shall I flee from Thy presence. If I ascend up into heaven, Thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, Thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall Thy hand lead me, and Thy right hand shall hold me.” Psalms 139:7-107Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. 9If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 10Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. (Psalm 139:7‑10).
“Daddy, does God see me just like I see the goldfish?” asked Sue.
“Yes, Sue,” her father replied. “God sees you wherever you are. He watches over you because He loves you, and He wants to protect you from evil and harm.”
“Daddy,” said Sue, “I’m glad that God loves me, and that He sees me wherever I am!”
ML-03/19/1978