A bright Christian boy, in telling us of his conversion, said.
“I was nearly drowned when I was a child of four years, and I never forgot the warning I got then of how uncertain life is. Playing with some other little boys, catching minnows on the edge of a lake I fell in, and would most likely have been drowned but for a faithful dog who always accompanied me. Immediately ‘Prince’ heard my scream he plunged into the water, caught me by my clothes, and held my head above water until a boat was put out and I was saved by another, who was both able and willing.
This incident of my childhood may illustrate to you, clear boys and girls, your state and how you may be saved. I was perishing and I could not save or help to save myself. Prince, through the mercy and providence of God, kept me alive, but he was of himself unable to bring me to a place of safety.
I needed a Saviour, able and willing, to come to me where I was and to put forth His strong arm and lift me out of my perishing condition. That Saviour is Jesus, and He is brought near to you in the gospel. Jesus died that you might live. He came forth to seek and save the lost, and now in Heaven He waits to put forth His saving power to save all who believe in Him. Can you say He has rescued you?
ML 12/06/1936