Dr. Judson continues to spend many days in prison. Mrs. Judson by giving the jailer a little money had learned how to get into the awful prison, and one day he asked her to bring the sheets of paper on which he had written the Burmese Bible. She thought she could get it to him; at least she would try. Once she had brought him a mince pie made out of buffalo meat, but the thought of her courage and tenderness so touched his heart that he could not eat it and he gave it to another prisoner. Once she sent a message to him on the bottom of a cake she baked, and by stuffing scraps of paper into the mouth of the old coffee-pot which her Burmese servant carried to the prison, she had been able to write to him, so she thought she could perhaps get the copy of the Bible to him. And she did. How do you think she did it? She took the big pile of paper of which he had written the beautiful words and then wrapped them up in a bundle of rags and sewed them together so as to make them look like a pillow. Such a pillow! It was more like a rag-bag and when the servant took it to the prisoner the wicked jailer looked at it and laughed and let Dr. Judson have it.
For all those who love God it is in His Word that they find comfort.
Remember the Word to Your servant, In which You have made me hope. This is my comfort in my affliction, That Your Word has revived me.*
Know Dr. Judson will rest in peace on the Word of God. Have you ever thought of a Bible as a pillow. God wants you to relax and He wants you to find comfort in knowing that He loves you and will take care of you no matter where you are or what is happening to you. You can know this by reading your Bible and getting to know the God of peace. Jesus said:
Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.*
Bible References: Psalm 119:49-50, Matthew 11:28 (NASB)
Devotional Story Reference: Children’s Missionary Story – Sermons / The Prison Pillow, by Hugh T. Kerr, 1915
Lesson Questions for the Full Story:
Content: Yo!, Youth Outreach, Youth
Outreach, Children's Devotionals,
Children's Bible Devotionals, Children's Daily
Devotionals, Children's Bible Lessons, Children's
Bible Stories, Children's Missionary Stories,
Children's Bible Verses, Children's Scripture Memory,
Devotionals for Youth, Bible Devotionals for Youth,
Daily Devotionals for Youth, Bible Lessons for Youth,
Bible Stories for Youth, Missionary Stories for Youth,
Bible Verses for Youth, Scripture Memory for Youth,
The Gospel, The Good News, The Gospel of Lord Jesus
Christ, New Testament Stories, Old Testament Stories,
Jesus, God's only begotten Son, Stories of Jesus,
Jesus Parables, Born Again, The way the truth and the
life, God's love, Everlasting life, The Father the Son
and the Holy Spirit, The Holy Ghost, The Everlasting
Father, The Prince of Peace, The bright and morning
star, God so loved the world, yoroom
