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The
Puppet
(Read Ephesians 2:1-7)
Jeffrey was so excited he could hardly open his birthday gift. He was pretty sure it was a puppet-something he'd been wanting ever since he'd seen an evangelist perform with one at church. He tore off the wrappings and opened the box. Sure enough, there was a puppet inside! His little sister, Debbie, looked on with wide-eyed wonder. "A doll?" she asked. "You're going to play with dolls?"
"No way," said Jeffrey. "This is a puppet, like the one the preacher had at church. Remember?"
"His puppet was alive," said Debbie. "It could move and talk, but yours just lies there. I still think it's a doll."
"Just wait," replied Jeffrey. "Mine will come to life, too. I'm going to learn to be a ventriloquist, like that preacher. I'm going to name my puppet Andy."
After Jeffrey had practiced for several weeks, Debbie declared, "Andy is alive now, just like the preacher's puppet." Then Jeffrey knew he was truly becoming a good ventriloquist.
One morning at family devotions, Dad turned to the second chapter of Ephesians (see today's Scripture). "And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins," read Dad. He looked up. "Let me explain what this means. For example, Jeffrey's puppet, Andy, is entirely limp and lifeless, except when Jeffrey slips his hand inside him and operates the controls and speaks for him." Dad lifted the Bible. "God tells us that as sinners we're spiritually dead. Just as Andy needs Jeffrey to bring him to life, sinners need Jesus as personal Savior to give them spiritual life." m.r.p.
How about you? - Have you been trying to live the Christian life but finding you can't do it? If you've never accepted Christ as Savior, you're dead in sins. Trust Jesus to save you, and you'll begin to live.
Key: Be Made Alive through Christ
Memorize: "And you He made alive, who
were dead in trespasses and sins."
Ephesians 2:1
This is out of the book "The One Year Book of Devotions for Kids" BUY IT Copyright @ 1993 Children's Bible Hour
Updated 11/2/02
