In Kenya, which is located on the east coast of Africa, an exciting incident took place. Would you like to hear about it?
One night just after we had finished our supper and were quietly reading in our kibanda (hut), a native servant came rushing in and cried, “Bwana, come quickly, a big snake is in our kibanda.”
Everyone became very excited and we all rushed over to the hut and cautiously went in and looked around.
After a thorough search we could discover no snake, and thought they were just playing a joke. However we could see that the native boys were still very frightened and would not return to their hut. One of the native boys then said he thought the snake had gone into a pile of roofing material nearby, which was made from palm leaves. Since it was piled in bundles, and we were afraid that the snake might escape and kill our small flock of chickens, we decided to pull the pile down piece by piece. This was done by hang everyone line up and run to the pile one at a time and remove a bundle.
Eventually the pile was reduced until it was only one foot high, and no one wanted to go to the pile again for fear the snake might really be there. We got a long pole then and slowly pried up on the bottom of the pile, and there we saw the coils of a snake. Quickly we let the pile down on the snake while one man ran for a gun. Then, while everyone watched closely, once again the pile was raised, and “BANG,” off went the gun, and three quick shots were fired. The snake had been hit and killed instantly. We pulled it out and examined it closely. It was a python, 9 feet 6 inches long. How thankful I have been since then for the Lord’s watchful care of us at that time.
We read in Revelation 12:99And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. (Revelation 12:9) of that “old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world.” We were almost deceived when we couldn’t locate the snake at first, but it was there all the time. So Satan tries to deceive us by hiding in seemingly innocent pleasures, but he is there just the same. He is brought to light by God’s Word, and in that same Word we find that the Lord Jesus has overcome Satan at the cross. Now He is ready and able to save you from the just punishment of your sins if only you will seek refuge in Him.
In Genesis 3:1414And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: (Genesis 3:14) and 15 we read of the curse that God placed upon the serpent, because Satan took that form to deceive Adam and Eve, but we also read there of God’s precious promise to provide a Saviour. The Lord Jesus is that promised Saviour and now the work is finished. Have you put your trust in Him?
“Oh trust my Saviour, my precious Saviour,
He died for you as well as me.
He’ll keep you ever, forsake you never;
He’ll make you glad eternally.”
ML 10/25/1953