Obedience Protects You

When we obey God, we are showing that we love him. The Bible says: "This is what the love of God means, that we observe his commandments." (1John 5:3). So, we all need to obey God.

Let me tell you a story about some people whose lives were saved because they were obedient. These people lived long ago in the big city of Jerusalem. Most of the people in that city did not listen to God, so Jesus warned them that God was going to have their city destroyed. Jesus also told them how they could escape if they loved what was rigth. He said: When you see armies all around Jerusalem, you will know that its destruction is getting near. Then is the time to get out of Jerusalem and run to the mountains.

Well, just as Jesus said, armies came to attack Jerusalem. The armies of Rome camped all around it. Then, for some reason, the soldiers left. Most of the people thought that the danger had passed. So they stayed in the city. Those who really believed in Jesus left their homes and ran to the mountains far away from Jerusalem.

For a whole year, nothing happened to Jerusalem. In the second and third year nothing happened. So, some people may have thought that those who had left the city were foolish. But then in the fourth year, the Roman armies came back. They camped again in the city. Now it was too late to escape. The armies destroyed the city and most of the people inside it died and the rest were taken prisoner.

But what happened to those who had obeyed Jesus?
That is the next topic tomorrow, hehehe..

Have a nice sleep!