Emily's Jesus

EMILY’S JESUS
Luke 18:16
“But Jesus called the children to Him and said, ‘Let the little children come to Me, and no not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.’”

The clock at the swimming pool read 4:45. Marshall grabbed his towel. “I’m going outside now, it’s almost five o’clock” he announced, slipping into his sandals. “Sorry for being late. Thanks for praying for my little sister…you’re two awesome big brothers!”

“Wait up!” Timmy yelled from the water’s edge. “I’m coming with you!”

“Me, too!” Greg echoed. “I can’t believe that I actually dove into the pool—off the high diving board! My Mom’s supposed to be picking us up around now, anyway.”

Timmy admitted, “I’m curious about your little sister, Marshall. What’s her name, anyway? I should have used her name in our prayer—oops!” (See Sure Victory devotion).

“Her name is Emily” Marshall replied. “I’ve been thinking about her all day!”

Timmy threw his arm around Marshall’s shoulders, “She was totally on our minds today” little buddy. “But we put her into the arms of the Great Physician, remember? I don’t think we could have helped her more than that, even if we’d been at the hospital all day.”

Greg’s red Impala pulled up. Greg said through the passenger side window. “Hi Mom, could you pull over to the side for a few minutes?”

“”No Greg, we need to get home.”

“Mom, Marshall’s parents are going to pick him up any time…his sister was rushed to the hospital this morning…we prayed for her, Mom. You’d have been proud. We just want to see how she’s doing before leaving. Please wait with us for a bit.”

“OK, Greg. I’ll park and wait with you.”

Marshall’s blue Town’N Country van pulled up next.

“Emily!” Marshall screamed. A two-year-old girl with black curly hair, sitting in a car seat, grinned and waved. “Mom, she’s coming home?”

“Hi everyone” Marshall’s Mom said out the window. “Emily wasn’t breathing when the ambulance whisked her to the hospital. We must have found her in time.”

“What happened?” Greg’s Mom asked.

“The EMT’s (Emergency Medical Technicians) performed CPR.” (Cardio-Pulmonary-Resuscitation is breathing into a person, and doing chest compressions to restart the heart, if necessary). “She woke up, and has been good ever since.”

“I saw Jesus!” Emily announced—her face one big smile.

“She’s been saying that all day to everyone.” Marshall’s Mom admitted.

“She’s alright now? Greg’s Mom asked, grinning.

“I think that they discharged her because she won’t stop talking!”

Take Home Nugget

Do you think Emily saw Jesus?

Jesus’ wants us to learn His truth, AND to never forget to bring to Him our youth.
Dedicated to Emily, a little girl I met in Walnut Creek, CA.

J.D. Griffith

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