I was having such a nice nap! Both of my parents came to get me up, but I was still so sleepy I really didn’t want to get out of bed. When I finally did get up, the house was quiet. I walked around and checked the other beds and my baby sister’s crib. Everything was empty. No one was in the yard either. I was only six years old and I was scared.
Jesus is coming soon to take to heaven all who have accepted Him as their Saviour. I know that Jesus has washed my sins away, and so I’m not going to be left behind when He comes. But I don’t want you to be left behind either. It will be worse than being scared without your family. Those who are left behind will be punished for their sins. There will be no second chance then.
I was sitting on the couch wondering what to do when the phone rang. I was so happy when I answered it. It was Daddy! He told me that no one had noticed that I hadn’t gotten in the van with all the rest of my brothers and sisters. But someone was coming back to pick me up. Daddy told me a Bible verse to help me, and I wasn’t so scared anymore. Soon I was picked up and taken to be with my family. I was so glad. It’s scary to be left behind.
Jesus doesn’t want you to be left behind when He comes. He has told you in His letter, the Bible, how much He loves you and wants you to be with Him. “I go to prepare a place for you. . . . I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also” (John 14:2323Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. (John 14:23)). All you need to do is tell Jesus you are sorry for your sins and that you want Him to wash them away. Then you will never be left behind. When Jesus comes to take His people to heaven, you will go too. There you can stay forever.
ML-12/14/1997