Warning! Window Here!

Read: Psalm 19:7-11

THUD. “Oh no! A bird flew into the glass!” Torin turned to his dad. “I hope he’s okay!”

Dad and Torin went to the large glass window in the living room. “I don’t see him,” Dad said as they looked down at the ground. “I guess he must be okay—he probably flew away.”

“Well, I think we should put up a poster or something to warn the birds that there’s a window here,” said Torin. “They can’t see the clear glass.”

Dad smiled. “What should it say?”

“Dad! You know birds can’t read. It would just have to be something solid on the glass so they could see it was there.”

“Well, I don’t think Mom would like a sign like that on the front window,” Dad said.

Torin shrugged. “Probably not.”

“You know, Torin, we can be like that bird sometimes,” Dad said thoughtfully.

“We can?” asked Torin. “How?”

“There are dangerous things in life that we may not see either,” replied Dad. “There’s a difference though—while we’re unable to warn those birds about the window, God warns us about things that will hurt us. Do you know how He does that?”

“Well, my teacher once warned me not to run in the hallway, but I did anyway and ran into someone, and we both got hurt,” said Torin. “Is that how God warns us? Through our teachers?”

“That’s one way,” Dad replied. “He puts parents and teachers in our lives to teach us to be wise and do what’s right. But I was thinking of something bigger than running in the hallway.”

Torin thought about it. “Last week Pastor Grey talked about sin and gave a strong warning about that.”

“Right,” said Dad. “God warns us about sin in the Bible, and He puts people in our lives who help us understand those warnings. He warns us that if we don’t trust Jesus to save us from sin, we won’t have eternal life. The Bible also warns Christians about the consequences of sinful actions in our lives. He warns us because He loves us and doesn’t want us to get hurt.”

Torin nodded as a bird flew by the window. “Then we’d better pay attention!”

–Karen Locklear

How about you? Do you pay attention to God’s warnings? God warns us about the dangers of sin in the Bible, and He often uses people, such as parents, teachers, and pastors, to help us understand those warnings. Do you listen? Don’t ignore God’s warnings about sin. Trust Jesus to save you. (To learn more, go to Have You Heard the Good News?) Then depend on Him to help you do what’s right.

Today's Key Verse: Key Verse: [God’s] teachings warn his servants, and good things come to those who obey them. Psalm 19:11 (ERV)

Today's Key Thought: Pay attention to God’s warnings