IN WORLD WAR 1, an army officer had a faithful German shepherd dog whom he called Stief. In the midst of a battle the officer fell badly wounded. At the time Stief was tied up behind the lines.
Sensing his master’s danger, Stief chewed through his leash, and dashed through deadly fire to his master’s side. He secured a firm grip on his clothing and pulled him to safety. Even as he tugged and pulled, a bullet creased him from shoulder to flank. But both he and his master lived. What a brave and faithful friend Stief was!
Men and women, boys and girls too, are wounded by sin and by Satan’s arrows on the battlefield of life. We would all perish in our sins had it not been for the faithful love of the One who knew our danger and came to save. The Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, left the glory and came into this world to save sinners. Upon the cross of Calvary He took our place and died in our stead.
“For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.” Romans 5:66For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. (Romans 5:6). What a wonderful Saviour Jesus is!
Brave, fearless, and kind, Stief dragged his master to a place of safety. And the Lord Jesus puts all those who trust in Him in a place of everlasting safety too. Even now they are under the shelter of His precious blood. Satan cannot harm them, the judgment of God against sin can never touch them there, and before that judgment falls on this Christ-rejecting world, the Lord Jesus is coming to take them home to heaven.
ML-11/12/1972