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 scattered along  the  road,  so  that  it  took  nearly  an  hour to find  them. The ladies  were  terribly  vexed  at  this accident, for  it  would  make  them  too  late  for  the  wedding. Just as  they  were  starting  afresh,  a woodcutter came  running  out  of  the  forest. “ Thank God,” he said,  “ that  you  have  got  no  farther. A gang of robbers  is  lying  in  wait  for  you. I overheard them arranging their  plans  and  came  as  fast  as  I could  by a roundabout  way  in  the  hope  of  wanting  you  of  the danger.” The  princess  rewarded  the  woodcutter liberally, and  ordered  the  coachman  to  drive  back home. Thus we  see  that  what  we  reckon  as  a misfortune often  proves  in  God’s  wise  councils  to  be  the very reverse.

Q. Does  God  know  all  things?

''A. God  knows  all  things,  even  our  most  secret  thoughts, words,  and  actions. ''

The remembrance  of  God’s  omniscience  acts  as  a deterrent  from  sin. A boy was  sent  by  his  father  to a neighboring  cottage  to  deliver  a message. When he went  into  the  room  he  found  no  one  there,  but on the  table  there  stood  a basket  filled  with  most tempting apples. While the  boy  was  waiting,  something seemed  to  whisper  to  him,  “Take  one  of  those nice apples. No one  sees  you.”  But  the  boy  said aloud, “No,  I will  not  take  one,  for  God  sees  me.” At that  moment  a man  of  whose  presence  he  was unaware came  out  from  behind  a screen,  and  said: