A Saving Miracle

"Time for dinner!" At the sound of Dad's voice, Paisley and Bridger paused the level in their video game and hurried to the kitchen."What were you guys playing?" Dad asked as he set a bowl of veggies on the table."It's an adventure game!" Bridger said. "We win coins by going on quests and completing challenges, and we meet all kinds of interesting characters. We even get to learn sword fighting and protect the realm from darkness!"Paisley poured glasses of water. "Is Mom eating with us?""Yes, I am!" Mom entered the room. "Thanks for cooking dinner, I appreciate it."When they sat down to eat, Paisley took a long sip of water and sighed. "My life is boring in reality. I wish the things in that video game were real.""Or even things in the Bible, like the amazing miracles Jesus did," Bridger said. "I wish those things still happened now.""Now hold on," Mom countered. "Do you really think God doesn't do amazing miracles today?" Paisley and Bridger looked at each other and shrugged. "Did you know that every person who believes in Jesus has been raised from the dead?" asked Mom."You mean we will be raised from the dead," Bridger corrected."We will, but we've already been raised too," Dad said. "The moment you trusted Jesus as your Savior, He brought you from death to life. Right then and there.""But that makes no sense," Bridger said."The Bible says every single person is dead in our sin," Mom explained. "That means our souls are dead. But the Spirit of God raised Jesus from the grave so that we could also be raised to life. That's what salvation means. When we believe, we are given new life--God's Spirit of life lives inside us. Our souls are raised from the dead, and one day our bodies will be too.""That is a miracle!" Paisley exclaimed. "And," Dad said, "God did all that because He loves us and wants us to be a part of His story, which is the most exciting story. Like your video game, there are challenges and lessons to be learned, but in the end, God will defeat darkness and all of evil forever!" Bridger grinned. "And that's way cooler than our game because it's real!" –Zoe Brickner