A Person is Falling

I received the following email from the mom of one of the kid's in my ministry. "I have to share something with you that my daughter told me today. We were walking through the Grocery Store last night and she busted out in song, “A person is falling, is falling, is falling on me.” I stopped her and said, “What are you saying?” She repeated it and I said, “Why are you saying that?” She said, “That is how the song goes.” I corrected her and explained what it meant. We both got a good laugh out of it! I thought you might too!!!"

We sang "Mercy is falling" in Promiseland on Sunday and do this really great things where we act like we are falling down when we say it. We had a great lesson about salvation and receiving God's mercy and grace. While her comment really made me laugh - I must say, that is kind of true isn't it. HIS MERCY is available to us only through the person of Jesus Christ! Wow. I'm afraid that we say things like that - and sometimes stop to really take it in. His promise of eternal life is only possible because of the work of Christ.

I was reminded yesterday how incredibly awesome God's plan is for us. While I hesitate to 'push' salvation on kids or have them respond to please me or their parents, I was also reminded that we must tell kids what God's mercy and grace are all about and help them hear from God. And then we pray that when He calls them, they will hear Him be ready to receive that gift. May I never cease to be diligent to teach kids about His amazing love! Thank you God for allowing me the privilege of sharing your story with kids and helping them see how to be a part of our story!