Come, Look, and See!

1 of the reasons Jesus beckons you to follow Him is because He knows God’s plans and purposes for your life and can help you get there safely. As you read the below story, remember, Jesus is always speaking to you through circumstances, through people, and through God’s word, essentially the narrative of Jesus’s dialogue can be summed up so that you can remember it, Jesus is speaking to you saying, “Come, Look, and See”! Follow me, and find God’s plans and purposes for your life. – Evangelist Wendy Evans http://wendyevans.org

âLord God,â Earle cried, âhelp me to find my ewe. Sheâs been lost in this blizzard since morninâ anâ sheâs pregnant.â
Earle brushed a tear from his eye, leaned forward in the saddle, and gave his horse, Cooper, his full rein.
âFind âer!â
Cooper sensed Earleâs urgency and broke into a lope.
He spotted the ewe only because Cooper dodged her, prancing with high steps.

âCome âere, lady!â Earle said, gliding out of the saddle. He brushed snow from the eweâs woolen curls.
The ewe lifted her head but otherwise remained motionless.
Earle reached into Cooperâs saddlebag and grasped an alfalfa cube and a handful of molasses-strapped oats. âI got yer favorite treat âere.â Earle pressed the alfalfa cube to the eweâs nose.
She refused it.
âHow âbout some oats?â
The ewe roused and nibbled on a few grains.

âLetâs go home,â Earle said.
The ewe placed her muzzle in Earleâs hand, and they inched forward.
Soon, she toppled.
Earle fell to his knees, âFather God, whatâs my next step?â He fought panic and listened for the still small voice of the Lord within his conscience.
An idea came to him. Earle loosened Cooperâs girth, removed the saddle-pad, and placed the ewe on this makeshift sleigh. He fashioned an improvised harness from Cooperâs bridle and some rope. He attached this ensemble to the girth and reattached it.
Earle clucked to Cooper. It was then he realized he was lost. He couldnât see the outcroppings to center him; all he could see of the blurred landscape was snow! He tried to track their direction, but their footprints were erased. He couldnât even see the horizon.

Earle pulled the ewe into his bosom. âIâll get ya home somehow, love. Youâll bed down in my own cabin tonight.â He motioned for his horse to go forward.
Cooper hesitated.
âGo on, boy. Find home.â
Cooper zig-zagged across the landscape, confused.
Earle tugged on the sled; Cooper halted.
âLord, we need Your help! You led Your people in all circumstances and at all times. Lead me.â
“And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and by night. He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, or the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.” Exodus 13:21-22 (KJV)

Earle took his gloves off and slipped them onto the eweâs hooves. âIt ainât much, lilâ lady, but ye need spoilinâ more than myself.â He felt her abdomen. âHold off there, love! Iâll get you home.â
Earle searched the landscape. Suddenly, he realized he had an unexpected clue he could use to determine which direction to travel. He could smell the wood burning in his fireplace. âThank You, Lord!â Earle said. He followed the scent, and step by step led the convoy forward.
At last, Earle spotted embers rising from the chimney. âThank You, Lord! For You, âthe true Light,â (John 1:9 KJV) have guided me home.â
Earle opened the cabin door and led Cooper inside. He stoked the fireplace and laughed at the sight of his horse and ewe residing inside his home. Tears streamed freely, for as he bedded the ewe, still upon the saddle-pad, she gave birth to a perfect lamb.

Earle knew that as Moses relied on the Guiding Light, so must he. And so must We. Accept Jesus’s invitation to help, pray, Jesus, I need you! I invite you to become my Lord and Savior. Please show me the way! Help me learn to believe! Help me expect you to show me the way and grant me the enduring patience I will need to see how YOU choose to lead me!
This devotion is a fictional story. by Diane Virginia, used with permission.
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