A gatekeeper who worked for one of the American railroads, lived with his wife and little son in a cottage not far from the tracks. The line ran through a cut in the mountains, so there was little space between the tracks and the projecting rocks.
One day when the gatekeeper had just signaled the way clear for an approaching train, his little boy toddled out of the cottage and down onto the right of way. There was no time for him to reach the child to save him from the oncoming train, so he called out, “Cling to the rock, Johnny!” Little Johnny, accustomed to obey, locked his tiny arms around the rough edge of the rock, and the train went by. Johnny was saved!
Johnny clinging to the rock is a picture of faith in the soul that clings to Jesus. But the real truth is that the arms of the Saviour are round about every trusting child and will not let him go. All are safe and safe forever who are sheltered in those arms of love. No one who puts their trust in Jesus will ever be lost.
“I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand.
ML-04/09/1978