Dear Children,
Yesterday, while visiting my sister, we watched a very interesting rescue!
And now you are probably asking, “Who was rescued, Grampa, who was rescued?”
My sister rescued a wasp. You know, one of those flying insects that stings and makes boys and girls run for help.
Now you probably can’t believe what I just said and are asking, “You mean you rescued a wasp?”
No, not me. My sister rescued it. Here is how it happened.
There is a pool of water in her backyard. A leaf had fallen into the water, and sitting on this leaf was a wasp. The wind was blowing the leaf around on top of the water, and this leaf with the wasp on it was starting to sink.
My sister has a very kind heart, and she did not want to see this poor wasp drown, even though she knew it could sting her. She knows God created wasps for a special reason, and it wasn’t to sting people. (That’s where sin comes in and the problems it has caused.) So she found a stick large enough to put under the leaf, and then she picked up the leaf and wasp together.
Why did she do this? Because her kind and tender heart did not want this poor wasp to drown.
Children, doesn’t this make us think of our loving, kind Father in heaven who loves each one of us? We read in Ephesians 2:78 of the “exceeding riches of His grace, in His kindness toward us, through Christ Jesus. For by grace are ye saved [rescued] through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.” What a loving, kind God we have up there in heaven.
We also read in 1 Corinthians 15:5555O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? (1 Corinthians 15:55) that there is a sting in death. But God does not want us to feel this sting. He wants to give us His gift, which is eternal life. The Lord Jesus Christ suffered all the pain for sin at the place called Calvary, so that we would never have to suffer for our sins in the lake of fire . . . but only if you and I accept Him as our Saviour!
Now somebody is asking, “Grampa, what happened to the wasp?”
Well, children, after the wasp was lifted out of the water and placed in the sunshine, its wings dried, and away it flew! It was rescued from drowning and was now safe!
And, children, after you are saved (or rescued) from going down to the lake of fire, you will be safe and can walk and be happy in the sunshine of God’s love. “Whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe” (Proverbs 29:2525The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe. (Proverbs 29:25)).
Here is a song we sometimes sing. Maybe you can sing it too.
I was sinking deep in sin, far from the peaceful shore,
Very deeply stained within, sinking to rise no more;
But the Master of the sea heard my despairing cry,
From the waters lifted me, now safe am I.
Love lifted me! Love lifted me!
When nothing else could help, LOVE LIFTED ME!
Love,
Gramma & Grampa
ML-04/27/2003