“When you know WHO you are, you know HOW to live!” One of the most profound statements Jesus made is found in John 14:6, “I am THE WAY, THE TRUTH, and THE LIFE!” From a distance, like one trying to find themselves in God’s Story, it might seem like Jesus is being egotistical. Jesus says I am “it”! But as we learned today in the Bible lesson, Jesus was the ONLY One who could be it! And just like being “it” in the game of freeze tag (which the kids here love to play), Jesus is trying to tag each of us to be a part of His Story, the story of salvation.
The kids were all fired up today and ready for Day 3. They have done a great job learning new VBS songs this year, but today they blew it out of the water. The song we learned today was “Power”; I want the POWER of Your Holy Spirit livin’ in me, Wanna tell the world about the Truth that set me free, Gonna be a witness to my sista and my brotha, Witness from one end of the earth to the other, I want the POWER!
The Bible lesson for the day was centered around John 3:16 and John 14:6. The older kids really connected with the lesson, and had some very interesting questions. One little girl raised her hand at the end before prayer and asked, “Why did they have to kill Jesus?” What a great question! This question gave us the opportunity to talk more about the work that Jesus did on the cross. The younger kids (ages 3-5) are always the interesting group…one little girl starting talking about the gifts she wanted and got for her birthday, which opened the door to talk about the gift Jesus gave to us.
Remember my friend Jeremiah from my God meeting yesterday? Well, he walked by the church as we were outside playing with the kids after the end of VBS. He yelled out my name and I motioned him to come over. I met him in the driveway of the church and we talked for a few minutes. He said that he thought a lot about what we talked about on Tuesday. He told me that he had bought a bottle of liquor on Tuesday, but instead of drinking it he gave it to his friends. I was very excited and gave him a big huge! He started to walk off and I asked if I would see him Wednesday…he gave me the thumbs up. Praying I can get some time with him to see how best to help him. Please continue to pray for the timing and right words to say.
We ended the day with a great meal of moose ribs, potato salad and green salad at the home of John and Larae. WOW…good eats! John is a wealth of information, as well as good stories! We are hoping that the bear trap he set earlier in the week produced a bear…he felt pretty good about the location of trap!