Arrived (Left Behind: The Kids Collection Book 12) by Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins

Author:Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins [LaHaye, Tim]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: ebook
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Published: 2011-12-09T00:00:00+00:00

“That’s good. You should get a band together and go on the road.”

“We lift our voices in praise every day, but I must say, the words of the hymn writers are unique.”

“What do you mean?” Mark said.

“Humans write about redemption, salvation, the power in the blood of Jesus. We angels know nothing about such things, other than what we observe. We cannot be ‘saved,’ as you would call it. We had one chance to follow or rebel and that was it.”

“You mean when Satan was cast out of heaven?” Mark said.

“Correct. One third of the host of heaven followed Lucifer, and the others remained faithful to the Almighty. But all humans have fallen. All of them have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.”

“I guess I’ve never really thought about it that way. So why did we get a second chance and you didn’t?”

The angel took a breath, as if he were smelling a sweet flower for the first time. “The grace of God,” he whispered. “We look at it and are encouraged. We see it at work and are in awe of the plan of the Lord. He became one of you, a kinsman redeemer—a person who was in every way like you, except that this person was without sin. Jesus, who was God, became human. … I was there, you know.”

“Where?”

“Bethlehem, on the hills overlooking the town. You should have seen those shepherds when we started singing.” The angel paused. “But I tell you too much.”

“No, please don’t stop,” Mark said.

The angel put his hands on his knees. “We didn’t know what to think, the Son of God coming to earth as a helpless baby. That he would submit to such a life, then give himself as a sacrifice on Golgotha.” The angel shuddered. “Such an ugly death.”

“You were there?”

“The Son could have called on us at any moment, and we would have taken him from that place.” He held out a fist. “We would have struck down those Romans like toy soldiers. But he didn’t call on us. He took the shame and the beatings and the nails.” He shook his head. “How can you understand? How can any being comprehend such love?”

Mark bit his lip. “Can you teach me the song? I went to church, but I don’t really remember it.”

The angel spoke the words again, then picked up the melody and Mark sang along. When he heard the words, Mark found he could memorize them immediately. Tears rimmed his eyes as he reached the next verse.

“Now by this I’ll overcome—

Nothing but the blood of Jesus;

Now by this I’ll reach my home—

Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Oh! precious is the flow

That makes me white as snow;

No other fount I know,

Nothing but the blood of Jesus.”

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