Daily Devotional for June 5, 2021
Want to Go on a Snail Hunt?
“Mom,” Melody cried. “Molly is gone!” Molly was the family’s mystery snail.
Melody’s older brothers, Bill and Randy, ran to the living room. “Mel, don’t be silly,” said Bill. “She has to be in the tank someplace; she’s a water snail. She’s probably hiding.”
Melody rolled her eyes. “I looked everywhere! I gently lifted all the plants and checked under them.”
“Hmm…” Randy mumbled as he rechecked the tank. “Mom,” he called with a sense of urgency. “Molly is missing!”
Mom came upstairs. “That’s strange. Let’s check to see if water snails can escape.”
Melody shouted to wake up their smart speaker. “Can mystery snails escape their tank?” she asked it. In no time at all, they learned that the snails can escape their tanks, but they only live two days out of the water. To find them, one must follow their trail.
Bill ran for flashlights as he called out, “Want to go on a snail hunt?” The three children squealed and began searching.
“I see the trail!” Randy exclaimed. “See the sticky trail heading under the recliner?”
“Careful!” Bill said as they moved the recliner. “There she is!”
Melody scooped Molly up and gently placed her back in the water. “You silly snail! You can’t live out here. You need to stay in the safety of your tank. I’m so glad we found you!”
After much laughter over their adventures at supper that night, Mom became thoughtful. “You know, this adventure reminds me of how much God loves us even though we want to go our own way. Remember the parable Jesus told of the shepherd going after the one lost sheep even though the other ninety-nine sheep were safe? Jesus loves us enough to come searching for us.”
“Yeah,” Bill chimed in. “Just like we rescued Molly, Jesus came to earth to save us from our sin.”
“Yes,” Mom said. “But it cost Jesus a lot more than it cost us to get Molly back. He gave His life to pay the price of our sin and bring us back to God.”
Melody look at the snail tank and smiled. “And now we’re safe with Him.”
-Myrical Barton
How about you?
Are you lost? The Bible says our sin has caused each one of us to go our own way, and we’ve all wandered far from God. So He went searching for us. Jesus, God’s Son, came to earth as a human and died on the cross for our sins. When you put your trust in Him, you’re no longer lost—you’re saved! Trust Him as your Savior today.
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