When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up (Ps. 27:10).
David's father and mother were unable to shelter him, for they were forced into exile. Our parents may be able to care for us for a time, but the Lord will care for us at all times and for eternity.
Jesus was speaking of children when He said, "In heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father....It is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish" (Matt. 18:10-14).
Many years ago a company of slaves were sold at auction in Nigeria. Just one little boy was left on the auction block. He presented such a miserable appearance that people laughed at the suggestion of buying him. Finally, however, someone purchased him for a roll of tobacco, and with the rest of the slaves he had to march to the coast. There he was put in the hold of a ship bound for America. On the high seas the ship was captured by the British, who took the slaves to Freetown, in Sierra Leone, and set them at liberty. The little boy was taken in by some missionaries.
Many years later there was an interesting service at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. In the presence of the great of the earth this little boy, now grown, was consecrated as the first bishop of Nigeria. So the lonely little slave, whose parents could not or would not help him, became Bishop Samuel Crowther, and his name is still revered as a true hero of the cross.
The great father heart of God yearns over His little ones, and of them it is written, "He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shall thou trust" (Ps. 91:4).
MEDITATION PRAYER: "The poor committeth himself unto thee; thou are the helper of the fatherless" (Ps. 10:14).
David's father and mother were unable to shelter him, for they were forced into exile. Our parents may be able to care for us for a time, but the Lord will care for us at all times and for eternity.
Jesus was speaking of children when He said, "In heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father....It is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish" (Matt. 18:10-14).
Many years ago a company of slaves were sold at auction in Nigeria. Just one little boy was left on the auction block. He presented such a miserable appearance that people laughed at the suggestion of buying him. Finally, however, someone purchased him for a roll of tobacco, and with the rest of the slaves he had to march to the coast. There he was put in the hold of a ship bound for America. On the high seas the ship was captured by the British, who took the slaves to Freetown, in Sierra Leone, and set them at liberty. The little boy was taken in by some missionaries.
Many years later there was an interesting service at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. In the presence of the great of the earth this little boy, now grown, was consecrated as the first bishop of Nigeria. So the lonely little slave, whose parents could not or would not help him, became Bishop Samuel Crowther, and his name is still revered as a true hero of the cross.
The great father heart of God yearns over His little ones, and of them it is written, "He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shall thou trust" (Ps. 91:4).
MEDITATION PRAYER: "The poor committeth himself unto thee; thou are the helper of the fatherless" (Ps. 10:14).
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