One day a dog came limping down the country road and stopped at the door of a farmhouse. There he stood and barked until someone came out to see what was wrong. Soon the farmer appeared and the dog simply held up one paw.
The farmer saw at once there was a large splinter under the skin. Very carefully he opened up the skin with a penknife, drew out the splinter and then bound up the wounded paw. The dog wagged his tail for a moment and then trotted away.
A few days later the farmer heard a loud barking at his front door. This time what do you think he found? Guess!
A bone? Yes, there was a big bone on the front step, and there was the dog trotting away down the road.
This was the noble fellow’s way of saying, “Thank you!”
Have you ever thanked God for His wonderful Gift and for what He has done for you and me? “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16.
ML-05/01/1966