I read this in the Jesus Storybook Bible recently, and thought it was perfect for Easter...
"A little baby will be born. A Royal Son. His mommy will be a young girl who doesn't have a husband. His name will be Emmanuel, which means, "God has come to live with us."...The Prince of Peace.
Yes, Someone is going to come and rescue you!
But he won't be who anyone expects.
He will be a King! But he won't live in a palace. And he won't have lots of money. He will be poor. And he will be a Servant. But this King will heal the whole world.
He will be a Hero! He will fight for his people, and rescue them from their enemies. But he won't have big armies, and he won't fight with swords.
He will make the blind see, he will make the lame leap like deer! He will make everything the way it was always meant to be.
But people will hate him and they won't listen to him. He will be like a Lamb - he will suffer and die.
It's the Secret Rescue Plan we made - from before the beginning of the world!
It's the only way to get you back.
But he won't stay dead - I will make him alive again!
And, one day, when he comes back to rule forever, the mountains and trees will dance and sing for joy! The earth will shout out loud! His fame will fill the whole earth - as the waters cover the sea! Everything sad will come untrue. Even death is going to die! And he will wipe away every tear from every eye.
Yes, the Rescuer will come. Look for him. Watch for him. Wait for him. He will come!"
Ahhhh. Yes.
"A little baby will be born. A Royal Son. His mommy will be a young girl who doesn't have a husband. His name will be Emmanuel, which means, "God has come to live with us."...The Prince of Peace.
Yes, Someone is going to come and rescue you!
But he won't be who anyone expects.
He will be a King! But he won't live in a palace. And he won't have lots of money. He will be poor. And he will be a Servant. But this King will heal the whole world.
He will be a Hero! He will fight for his people, and rescue them from their enemies. But he won't have big armies, and he won't fight with swords.
He will make the blind see, he will make the lame leap like deer! He will make everything the way it was always meant to be.
But people will hate him and they won't listen to him. He will be like a Lamb - he will suffer and die.
It's the Secret Rescue Plan we made - from before the beginning of the world!
It's the only way to get you back.
But he won't stay dead - I will make him alive again!
And, one day, when he comes back to rule forever, the mountains and trees will dance and sing for joy! The earth will shout out loud! His fame will fill the whole earth - as the waters cover the sea! Everything sad will come untrue. Even death is going to die! And he will wipe away every tear from every eye.
Yes, the Rescuer will come. Look for him. Watch for him. Wait for him. He will come!"
Ahhhh. Yes.
2 comments:
That is really awesome -- so succinct, so true. I'm gonna hold onto those words!
I read this to Luke and Eva every day and cry about twice a week! They always say, Mommy, why are you crying?
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