Monday Musings ...

If I gave you and index card and requested that you list ten things you need in case of an emergency, what would you list?  First, you will need to know the type of emergency.  You do not have electricity. In addition, you are not able to leave your home to get any supplies.

What is on your list?

I posed this question to a group of 4^th and 5^th graders in Sunday School Class.   They were given a few minutes to write their answers. I began to show them items I had in a bag.

1.      Water

2.     Protein Bars

3.     Battery operated fans (to keep you cool) They were impressed with the fans.

4.     Crank operated flashlight  - no batteries are necessary – They liked this one!

5.     Blanket

6.     Pain medicine

7.     RX bottle

8.     Kleenex

9.     Hand sanitizer

10.    Candles to provide light

I explained, “Until we were rescued, we would need these items.”

For a few minutes we talked about being rescued.  Then we talked about sin. What is sin? Why do we need to be rescued?  Our class explored the issue of sin. Then, I instructed the students to search for the 10 commandments.

After several a few moments,  I guided them to Exodus 20.

Who rescues us from sin?  Then, we talked about the Messiah, Jesus, who rescues humanity from sin.

Less than 24 hours later, on Monday morning, I woke to see terrifying images about a man who killed and injured so many people. In the midst of such horror, we began to hear about people who were heroes. Complete strangers rescued some people. Other individuals died while trying to escape the massacre.

Sadly, most of us can see an endless stream of natural disasters.

Whatever the tragedy, humanity has a perfect God who rescues those who look to be saved.  Who is perfect … Jesus? Jesus’s death and the resurrection provides the ultimate rescue. With faith in God we can experience hope, peace, and so much more.