No doubt most of my readers are interested in the various animals that God has created for this earth. The variety is beyond any ordinary person to remember, and far less, be able to learn all their various habits.
Nearly all children look with curiosity on the tortoise, and consider it a peculiar reptile, and, no doubt, the kind in the piure is such that few have seen, as they are natives of the Galapagos.
It is sometimes called the “Gigantic Land Tortoise.” A man could sit on the back of one, and it would run away with him.
This Tortoise is very fond of water, drinking large quantities, and wallowing in the mud. When the tortoise arrives at the spring, quite regardless of any speactator, it buries its head in the water above its eyes, and greedily swallows great mouthfuls, at the rate of about ten in a minute, until it is satisfied.
The Lord Jesus not only came to die for us, and thus save our souls, but He wants to satisfy those who have put their trust in Him. He can fill and satisfy the heart. This can be accomplished by tang the Word of God as our companion, and reading it often. There we may hear what God has to say to us about His Son.
ML 02/15/1942