Rescued

"Abigail! Abigail!" Voices erupted from the school soccer field where our PE class usually reeks havoc. 25 1st graders ran wildly trying to escape the chosen few chasing them with small, yellow balls in hand. If they were unfortunate enough to be tagged, they were frozen until rescued by the one student holding the magical blue ball- the ball that set them free to run again. A chorus of desperate voices rang out as more and more students stopped frozen in place, dying to join those who had escaped. It was in that moment that I had an epiphany. When handfuls of kids were crying out to be rescued, I had the perfect analogy of the Gospel. Gathering them all together after the game had ended, I drew their attention to the parallels between "ball tag" and the story of salvation. Who is the ONLY one who can save us? "Jesus," they answered. The feeling of being helpless and then set free was no longer a foreign concept. Ball Tag was the perfect personification of the gospel for 1st grade minds. I love how God can use a simple game of tag to teach His children the incredible truth of His saving grace. I hope it's a lesson they never forget.

I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.       John 14:6