Mr. Donaldson told the children at hobby class a story about a foolish frog.
“The foolish frog had a long, sticky tongue, and he could catch flies so well that he grew bigger than any of the other young frogs. In fact, he could catch flies so well that he became very proud of himself. When the weather began to grow cold and the other frogs began to jump into the pond where they could hide safely in the mud through the winter, he thought they were very foolish. As for himself, he was going to stay on his rock and grow fat feasting on flies. Then when it got really cold he would jump into the pond.
“One night little white flakes came falling down from the sky, and the frog got so cold he could hardly move. In the morning, he said to himself, I must jump into the pond. When the sun came up he hopped stiffly off his rock and over to the edge of the pond. Safe at last, he thought as he dived into the water. But the water had become hard. He dived again, but he couldn’t get into the pond.
“Later that morning a young boy walking to school noticed something green on the ice. He went over to inspect it. ‘What a foolish frog,’ the boy said as he looked at the frog, fat and frozen on the ice.”
Mr. Donaldson asked the children if any of them were as foolish as that frog by putting off coming to a place of safety until it was too late.
He had the children repeat together 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), “Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation,” and he urged each child not to wait any longer to come to the Lord Jesus to be saved from their sins.
When Mr. Donaldson had finished speaking, Brian turned to where I was sitting with my little grandson on my lap and said, “You’d better get saved quick! You’re getting old!”
I answered, “I am saved. I was saved when I was 16. But it would have been better if I had been saved when I was 7 [that’s how old Brian is], or even sooner.”
“What does all this ‘gettin’ saved’ business mean anyway?” Brian asked.
“It means we must come to the Lord Jesus and ask Him to wash our sins away in His precious blood.” Brian just looked at me as if he didn’t understand what I was talking about. So I asked him, “Brian, have you ever done anything bad?”
“Nope!” he answered, shaking his head slowly from side to side, as if in some doubt if his answer were honest.
“Well, if you’ve never done anything bad, I guess the Lord Jesus didn’t come for you,” I said. “God says, ‘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)). I know I’ve done lots of bad things, but I also know that the Lord Jesus has forgiven me, because He died for my sins.”
Sometimes it’s hard for us to admit that we’ve done wrong, but God cannot lie and He says that all of us have sinned. “All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:2323For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; (Romans 3:23). So whether we admit it or not, we all stand under the judgment of God until we’ve come to His Son, the Lord Jesus, to have our sins washed away. In John 3:3636He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. (John 3:36), God tells us, “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.”
First, are you willing to admit that you are a sinner? Second, are you willing to come to Jesus right now and let Him save you from your sins?
ML-02/09/1992