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 The Helpful Alligator

Mr. Rabbit wanted to cross the river.  But, of course, rabbits do not swim. So, Mr. Rabbit asked Mr. Frog if he would take him across the river.  “I would be happy to,” said Mr. Frog, “but you are too heavy. I would sink and we both would drown.” to take him across the river.

Mr. Fish said, “I’m a fish.  I swim under water.  If I were to take you across the river, you would drown.”                     About that time, Mr. Alligator swam up.  “I’ll suppose I could take you across the river.  I can swim on the top of the water, and I’m large enough to carry us both across.”

“Yeah, but you’re an alligator,” replied Mr. Rabbit.  “You’ll eat me.”

“Oh, no!” exclaimed Mr. Alligator. “I won’t eat you.  I’ve already had lunch today, and besides that I don’t particularly care for rabbit.” Rabbit hopped on Mr. Alligator’s back.  He decided to stay close to his tail, and away from him mouth – just in case. But, as they began to get farther and father out into the river, Mr. Alligator keep dropping his tail deeper and deeper.Eventually, Mr. Rabbit found himself sitting right over Mr. Alligator’s nose about half way across the river.

“Why do you keep going deeper?” asked Mr. Rabbit.

“So I could get you near my mouth where it would be easier to eat you,” replied the sly alligator.                                 “But, I thought you said you weren’t going to eat me; that you had already eaten; and you didn’t like rabbit,” questioned the excited rabbit.

“Yes,” said Mr. Alligator in his eerie sounding voice, “But, you knew what I was before you ever climbed o

Isn’t that how Satan is with us.  Like he did in the Garden (Genesis 3), he lies, tricks, and tempts us into thinking that we are alright playing with sin.  Yet, before we realize it, we are right in the middle of it, and Satan is there to consume us.  See how many catch this                                                        THE BIBLE SAYS, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour”1 Peter 5:8      1 Peter 5:8 KJV  Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: The right Bible