BEING
WITH THE HEAVENLY FATHER -
......DEVOTIONS
FOR LAMBS.
No.
6
From Wendy Howard [Editor of Despatch magazine],
Sunshine Coast, Qld, Australia.
Access Online http://www.despatch.cth.com.au/Main/index.htm
Getting
to know God together.
BEING
WITH THE HEAVENLY FATHER -
......DEVOTIONS
FOR LAMBS.
No.
6
From Wendy Howard [Editor of Despatch magazine],
Sunshine Coast, Qld, Australia.
Access Online http://www.despatch.cth.com.au/Main/index.htm
Getting
to know God together.
When I taught in schools I sometimes
would say to the children,
"put up your hand if you have
never done anything wrong,
EVER
in your whole life?"
Every time I asked that question lots of kids would put up their hands!
Would you have put up your hand?
Think about that.
Well, I got them!
I went on to talk about it some
more. I would say:
"Is
there anyone here who has never said a nasty thing to any other person?"
Some put up their hands STILL!
"Is
there anyone here who has always done what their parents tell them
to do?"
There was not so many left with
their hands up now!
"Is
there anyone here who has never taken something that doesn't
belong to them?"
"Is there anyone here who
has
never talked about someone behind their backs?"
"Is there anyone who
has
always cleaned up their room when they were told to?"
"Is there anyone here who
always gives the best cake or candy to their brother or sister?"
"Is there anyone who has
always
loved
God with all their hearts?"
"Is there anyone who has
never told a lie in their whole lives?"
Do you know some kids still had their hands up even after all those?
I would make them think again
though.
I would say, "well,
you just broke your good record because you just told a lie!
And lots of other lies too!"
All the kids who kept their
hands up would hang their heads then, and go
red!
Yes, it is pretty plain to see, we all do wrong and selfish things, we sin because we are sinners.
Sin is wrong doing !
Wow! what a Saviour!
Will you let Him pay the price
for you?
You can do this by trusting
Him (faith), and asking Him to come into your life.
Perhaps you have done this already.
I hope so. Or you can pray this
prayer now if you haven't or are not sure:
"Dear
Lord Jesus, thank you for paying the price for me.
I want to trust you as my
Saviour.
I believe you died for me.
Come into my life and be
with me forever. Amen."
EXTRAS FOR TEENS AND BETWEENS
Perhaps you have never accepted
Christ Jesus as Saviour and Lord.
You can do so now. Put your
prayer in your own words.
Tell God you are sorry for your
sin, ask Him to forgive you.
Tell God about all the things
you have done wrong that might be worrying you.
Remember that Jesus has paid
for all your wrong doing on the Cross,
so you can be forgiven freely.
Thank Him for doing this, He
has shown you mighty love.
Put your faith, your trust and
belief, in what Jesus Christ did for you,
you can never be saved by your
own trying.
Read all about the GOOD NEWS of the Gospel in the record GOD has given.
Romans 3:10-12;
Ephesians 2:8,9;
Romans 6:23.
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here