RPG Juniors
ARE YOU CHANGED?
AUGUST 18
2 Corinthians 5:17
ARE YOU CHANGED?
Ellen was pouting when she and her mother returned home from shopping one day. "What’s the matter, sourface?" asked her brother Jet.
"Oh, shut up!" Ellen growled. "Mom gets you everything you want, but she wouldn’t buy a thing for me. All I wanted was a ‘smile’ shirt."
Jet howled with laughter."A smile shirt on you?"he asked."That would be a joke! Besides, who wears those things? But then, you never do know what’s ‘in’ and what’s not!" he yelled when his sister hit him. He promptly hit her back.
Dad stepped in. "Break it up," he said. "The place I’d like to see a smile is on your faces for a change."
The next Sunday, Jet and Ellen got ready to go to Sunday school. They attended church regularly, and both had accepted Jesus as Saviour, but their parents were not Christians."Why don’t you come to church with us today?" suggested Jake hopefully.
"Count me out!" exclaimed Dad. "You two fight constantly. If that’s all the good your religion does you, I want nothing to do with it." Jet and Ellen didn’t know what to say.
"We’ve got to quit fighting,"Ellen told Jet later."If we don’t,Mom and Dad will never listen when we try to tell them how to be saved."
Jet nodded. "Let’s try really hard," he said.
They did try hard, and they asked Jesus to help them. It wasn’t long before their parents noticed the difference. A vase was broken one day, and instead of blaming each other, both Ellen and Jet admitted that they were at fault. Dad was amazed! "I never thought I’d see the day!" he exclaimed.
The next Sunday, Dad surprised them all. "I don’t suppose your mother and I are too old for church and Sunday school, are we?" he asked.
"You mean… you’ll go?" Jet asked.
"If your mother would like to," Dad replied, and Mom nodded. Jet and Ellen cheered. "Look!" Dad laughed. "That brought smiles to their faces!"
Thought: Do your actions and attitude show that you’re a Christian?
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for reminding me that if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. Change me, heavenly Father, to be cheerful and pleasant to those around you so others see that I no longer let Satan have his way in my life. In Jesus’ name – Amen.
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2 Corinthians 5:17
ARE YOU CHANGED?
Ellen was pouting when she and her mother returned home from shopping one day. "What’s the matter, sourface?" asked her brother Jet.
"Oh, shut up!" Ellen growled. "Mom gets you everything you want, but she wouldn’t buy a thing for me. All I wanted was a ‘smile’ shirt."
Jet howled with laughter."A smile shirt on you?"he asked."That would be a joke! Besides, who wears those things? But then, you never do know what’s ‘in’ and what’s not!" he yelled when his sister hit him. He promptly hit her back.
Dad stepped in. "Break it up," he said. "The place I’d like to see a smile is on your faces for a change."
The next Sunday, Jet and Ellen got ready to go to Sunday school. They attended church regularly, and both had accepted Jesus as Saviour, but their parents were not Christians."Why don’t you come to church with us today?" suggested Jake hopefully.
"Count me out!" exclaimed Dad. "You two fight constantly. If that’s all the good your religion does you, I want nothing to do with it." Jet and Ellen didn’t know what to say.
"We’ve got to quit fighting,"Ellen told Jet later."If we don’t,Mom and Dad will never listen when we try to tell them how to be saved."
Jet nodded. "Let’s try really hard," he said.
They did try hard, and they asked Jesus to help them. It wasn’t long before their parents noticed the difference. A vase was broken one day, and instead of blaming each other, both Ellen and Jet admitted that they were at fault. Dad was amazed! "I never thought I’d see the day!" he exclaimed.
The next Sunday, Dad surprised them all. "I don’t suppose your mother and I are too old for church and Sunday school, are we?" he asked.
"You mean… you’ll go?" Jet asked.
"If your mother would like to," Dad replied, and Mom nodded. Jet and Ellen cheered. "Look!" Dad laughed. "That brought smiles to their faces!"
Thought: Do your actions and attitude show that you’re a Christian?
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for reminding me that if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. Change me, heavenly Father, to be cheerful and pleasant to those around you so others see that I no longer let Satan have his way in my life. In Jesus’ name – Amen.
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