Have you ever heard of what Eric’s dog found? They were by the sea-side, Eric and his friendly dog, but it was only the dog who did any running. Eric was a cripple boy in a wheel chair, and a very lonely little boy, too.
The dog found a book, dripping wet and partly torn, but he brought it at once and laid it within reach of the boy’s hand. Sometimes the dog was scolded for bringing rubbish, so he stood by, doubtfully wagging his tail, and wondering how his master would like his discovery.
But, oh, it was a treasure that dog had found! It was the Gospel of Luke. Poor Eric didn’t even know what a Gospel was, for his father didn’t seem to care about the Lord Jesus at all, and the boy had never heard the good news.
He heard it then, however. He spread out the wet pages and dried them carefully, and he learned to love the Man he read about. Do you know why? Because Eric learned in that book of what the Lard Jesus had done in dying for sinners on the cross, and he took that Blessed One as his Saviour. Now he just felt as if he wanted the Lord with him all the time. Do you love the Lord Jesus like that?
The poor boy didn’t know a great deal about the Saviour, but he knew that He really was the God of Heaven who had come down to this world, so he wrote a letter to God one day, and the wind carried it away out of sight. It was after that, that Eric learned that when he wished to pray to God, he could do so anywhere, just where he was, and He would listen, if he prayed in the name of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.
The old, old story was all new to the boy in the wheel chair, but he believed it all in his heart, that is, his little heart loved that blessed Saviour right away. Perhaps you have heard the story often, and believe it in your head, but Eric’s simple belief is what you need. If you believe in your heart, the Lord Jesus’ wonderful promise to you is,
ML 09/30/1951