A Seed Sprouts

"The Promise" was fresh in Starla's mind with it's images of Satan, the crucifixion and the resurrection when I read this story, an allegory of Christ rescuing the people on the island from the entrapment of Satan, to her.


When we finished reading, I commented that someday Jesus would come back and His children would live with Him forever. She asked if she was God's child and I started to explain that to be God's child a person admits to God that they sin. They tell God how thankful they are that Jesus took the punishment for their sin and they choose to love God and follow His instructions in the Bible because they know with confidence that his death in their place demonstrates a love that can be trusted. She surprised me by starting to talk to God in prayer about her sin, her gratitude and her love for Him. It is a great joy to see this seed of faith sprout in her heart and we pray that it will grow and bear much fruit.