My Heart Jumps For Joy: You Are Precious in His Sight

This is the 4-5 year old group
at Knapps Station Vacation Bible School
for 2018 Cave Quest
at snack time.
Our children are precious to us.
Imagine how precious we all are to the Father
who deliberately chose each of us.

Can that be for real?

Am I special to the Creator of all that is?
Am I worthy?
Am I important?

There have been many times in my life when I absolutely did not feel special or important and certainly not worthy.

I have made so many mistakes, done so many things that I would rather not think about today. Things that I truly regret.

And yet He loves me.

He plucked me out of where I was and placed me firmly in His presence. He has always watched over me and protected me. I can look back now and see His hand in my life, guiding me, nudging me away from the bad and toward the things He wanted me to experience. I always had a choice and can remember the gentle voice calling and encouraging me. Sometimes I listened and heeded the call, sometimes I didn’t. The times when I didn’t are times I now regret.

He never gave up on me even when I deserved it. I guess God never gets discouraged and never gives up on us. He keeps working on us because He loves us so much.

Way back before anything was created. Way back when only God and His incredible love existed, He thought about you and me and He chose us because He loves us and wants us to spend eternity with Him in paradise. He knew back then all the mistakes and sins we would commit and still created us and still loves us. No matter what we do or don’t do, He never stops loving us.

Because only perfection can go to Paradise and we can never be that good, God sent His beloved Only Son to live and to die for our sins. He paid the price so imperfect you and me can spend eternity with Him in Paradise. He loves us that much. We truly are precious in His sight.

However, we can only go to Paradise if we choose to go. We must choose God and tell Him we are sorry for what we have done wrong. We cannot earn this privilege. God freely gives it to all who choose Him.

Regardless of your choice, you are precious in His sight but only those who choose Him get to spend eternity with Him.

I hope to see you there someday.

Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life. Isaiah 43:4

This is most of the group.
There were over 70 children and over 50 volunteers
who participated in the fun learning about and growing in Jesus
at Cave Quest, the Vacation Bible School 2018
at Knapps Station Community Church.

Commentary: We are going through a very hot spell where the temperatures reached the high 80's and low 90's and it has been very uncomfortable. We can get relief by using fans or air conditioning. Cool drinks and cool foods also help. A cool breeze and shade give some relief.

What would it be like if there were no relief? No breeze, no fan, no air conditioning. Nothing cool to eat or drink and there never would be. What if the temperature got into the 300s or more and there was never any kind of relief and it went on forever and ever. You never passed out, you never died. You just suffered unimaginable agony for eternity.

Did you just imagine hell?

Would you willingly choose that?

You would if you didn't choose Jesus.

Think about it!

When you die, there are only 2 places to go and I know where I want to spend eternity.

How about you?

Some of our older kids

This is most of the group who performed a puppet show
at the beginning and end of each day of VBS.
I am the one on the far left.
I really enjoy doing this.