TINY IS A LITTLE terrier dog who lives in England. Tiny loves to chase foxes. Only recently the little dog was heard barking excitedly as he raced in hot pursuit after one of those red swift-moving creatures with the big bushy tail. Over the meadows they sped. Then the chase ended abruptly when the fox dived into a hole in a steep sand bank. In went Tiny after him — and disappeared.
Hours went by but Tiny did not come out. Poor little dog, he was trapped underground! He could be heard whimpering and whining in the darkness. For five days Tiny’s master along with two SPCA officers and other men dug deep into the sandy soil in a noble attempt to save the little dog. But when the sand threatened to bury the rescuers the search had to be called off. No sound had been heard from Tiny for three days, so he was given up as dead.
The night after the search had been called off, Mrs. Turner, wife of Tiny’s master, had a dream in which she saw vividly the spot where the little dog was and she could see him alive. The next morning she told her husband and he and some friends went back to the sand bank. Mrs. Turner went along. She said she was absolutely sure Tiny was alive. She had not been there before, but she pointed to a side hole which had been missed. The men cleared the hole. Sure enough they could hear Tiny whimpering, and a few minutes later out he came covered with sand. The fox followed close behind.
How thankful and happy the little dog must have been to be rescued from certain death in that dark hole!
Now, dear young friends, you are worse off than Tiny was, if you are not saved. You may not know it, but if you are not cleansed in the blood of Jesus, you are still trapped in the deep dark pit of sin — lost, without hope, with only death and judgment before you.
But God loves us in spite of our sin and folly. His salvation is near if one cries to Him in faith and wants to be saved.
Have you ever cried unto the Lord? He has provided a Saviour for you in His own blessed Son. And now “Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Rom. 10:1313For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. (Romans 10:13).
ML-08/04/1963