Jimmy was spending a day at Muskrat Lake, north of Grand Rapids, Michigan. He brought his dog Skipper along, since the two of them went everywhere together and enjoyed being outside.
They were having a good time when suddenly Jimmy and Skipper saw a rattlesnake in the grass. It was ready to strike at Jimmy! Before Jimmy could think of what to do, Skipper attacked the snake. Instead of biting Jimmy, the snake bit Skipper. The snake was later killed, but Skipper’s life was in danger.
Jimmy’s family rushed the dog to a vet, who helped him recover from his wound. Skipper is fine now, and no one is more pleased with his brave dog than Jimmy. Skipper even had his picture in the newspaper with Jimmy beside him. How thankful Jimmy was that Skipper had saved his life.
How thankful we should be, too, that the Lord Jesus took our punishment on the cross. He suffered there for us so that we wouldn’t have to bear our own punishment in hell. What a wonderful Saviour He is! “Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.” 1 Peter 2:2424Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. (1 Peter 2:24).
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