Hello boys and girls. This is Aunt Frenita and I have a wonderful story for you.
Called "Lost and Found"
Today's memory verse is from Jeremiah 31:3
God said, "I love you with a love that will last forever."
The message for today's story is: We are important and precious to God
Have you ever lost your favorite toy?
Did you look every place you could think of?
Your lost toy is like a coin in a story Jesus told.
There was a woman who owned 10 silver pieces of money.
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten
These ten coins were very precious to her.
And she took good care of them.
One day, the woman thought that she noticed one was missing.
Just to be certain, she looked and counted again.
One... two.. three... four... five... six... seven... eight... nine...! Sure enough, one was missing.
This woman may have lived in a house with a dirt floor.
The house may have had one small window, so it was dark in the house.
When she realized her coin was missing, this woman knew it must have fallen to the floor.
It was lost!
Since there wasn't much light in her house, it would be a big job to find it.
But this coin was very precious to the woman.
It may have been a gift to her.
Finding the coin was important.
Everything else she had been doing had to wait.
So she lit a lamp to give her more light, and then she went to work.
Carefully, very carefully, she looked for the coin.
Watching for a sparkle and listening for a sound, in case the coin fell out and hit the hard ground.
She swept the whole house carefully.
Looking closely for her coin.
First, this part of the house.
Then, that part of the house.
Taking the lamp with her as she moved.
Slowly and carefully, ever so carefully, she swept the floor clean as she looked for her coin.
And then—did she see something sparkle just a little?
She bent down to look and pushed aside the dirt.
Yes! There was her coin!
She had found it! She was so happy!
She ran and told her friends and neighbors.
“My coin! I found my lost coin!”
“Come,” she said. “Come celebrate with me.”
Just like that coin was precious to that woman, we are precious to God.
We are so precious to God that He doesn't want us to be lost.
He will search for us because He wants us to belong to Him.
And He wants us to help Him search for other boys and girls
Even mothers or fathers who may not know Him.
He wants us all to live in heaven with Him forever.
Very soon, Jesus will come for us and take us to live with Him.
In heaven we will sit with Jesus and hear wonderful stories that He will tell.
Heaven will be a special place for all who choose to belong to Jesus.