Bam!

"...though he stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand."   Psalm 37:24The weather here is normally warm in December, so the cool snap came as a welcome surprise.It was still early. Not much stirring.  Even the neighborhood cat that lurks around the bird feeder hadn’t shown up yet.  The activities of a frisky baby squirrel caught my eye.  “He is the youngest squirrel I’ve ever seen up on the gazebo,” I thought.

He was too cute!  Tiny face. Tail still unfluffy.  He was running all over the wood roofing as if the chase was on.  He began turning and hopping like a little bunny, then darting back and forth.  Clearly, he was having the most wonderful playtime.  Looked like his mom could have cared less what he was up to.  She was ensconced at the cardinal feeder, merrily munching away.

He came up to the corner closest to the window where I was watching.  All of a sudden, bam!  He hit the ground with an awful sound. “Oh, man!”I whispered.  At least it was the wood decking and not the concrete.  

He was stunned, didn’t move.  Slowly he turned and sat up.  He lifted his very tiny left paw.  As it dangled, he cautiously licked it.  After a minute, he went over to the post and gingerly made his way up.

Once again safe on the top beam, he began slowly to nurse his foot back to health.  The mother squirrel never once checked on him or even glanced his way.

The correlation crossed my mind.  If we’re on cruise control, let’s say just going along, ordinary-everyday, and inadvertently had an accident, we wouldn’t be left to fend for ourselves the best we could.  Fortunately, we have a “parent” who would immediately - if not before - check on us. He would be taking situation in hand to restore and heal us.  That’s the kind of dad our heavenly Father is.

Oh, thank God!

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