Mrs. Mills enjoyed teaching school and watching her students learn. But she had one student in her class who refused to pay attention. Brian was not learning and he was in danger of not even passing fourth grade. To Brian, having a good time was more important than learning. This meant that he did not have his homework done on time, and he could hardly ever answer questions correctly in class.
One day Brian’s behavior cost him something that mattered to him. Because the students in Mrs. Mills’ class were ahead of schedule in their workbooks, she arranged for them to have the first hour of each day, for a week, to play a game in the gym. But when she made the announcement Friday afternoon, Brian was reading a comic book which he had carefully hidden inside his school book. He was so interested in his comic book that he didn’t hear anything Mrs. Mills said.
Monday morning arrived and Brian found himself alone in the classroom with Mrs. Mills. Hoping he would learn an important lesson, she said, “Because you chose not to listen in class, you are in here by yourself and not in the gym with the rest of the class. Now you will come to class each morning the rest of this week and write for an hour, instead of going to the gym. It is important to pay attention.”
I wonder if there are any boys or girls reading this story who are like Brian when it comes to the Word of God. Perhaps you have never paid enough attention to the Bible to find out that God wrote it because He has a very important message for you.
One of those important things to learn is that “all have sinned” (Romans 3:2323For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; (Romans 3:23)). If we have disobeyed God even once, we are sinners. Every time we try to hide something we are doing, we are hiding it because we know it is wrong. Hasn’t this happened to you? It proves that God is right when He says, “All have sinned.”
Another important thing to learn is that the result of sin is death. God explains that this kind of death means to be put in a place of awful sorrow and suffering in complete darkness forever, never to be allowed into heaven. If we refuse to pay attention to the Bible, it will result in our missing heaven.
But there is also very important good news! In the Bible we learn that “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” (1 Timothy 1:1515This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. (1 Timothy 1:15)). God loves us so much that He gave His Son Jesus to die for sinners like us. The Bible says, “Now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:22(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succored thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) (2 Corinthians 6:2)). Admit to God that you are a sinner and that you want Jesus as your Savior, and He will save you from the results of sin and death. “The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:2323For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 6:23)). Learn a lesson from Brian, and don’t ignore this message! Take care of this important matter this very day!
Messages of God’s Love 2/21/2021