"The Gospel According to 'Big Red'!"
created by Wayne Brown
First Baptist Church, Myrtle Beach, SC
The BIGgest gift God ever gave the world is the RED blood of Jesus Christ Who died for the sins of the world. "Believe In God: Receive Eternal Destiny (or Deliverance)!" = BIG RED!
He takes away the SIN-OF-MAN (cinn-a-mon) and the darkness of our lives (like the black letters) and purifies us as white as the snow (like the white letters).
For each person ("I" of Big Red) who receives Jesus, new life is given to each one! The yellow mark over the 'I' symbolizes the Holy Spirit Who brings life to each individual soul. The �now� reminds us that now (today) is the day of salvation and God, through the breath of the Holy Spirit, will give us �longer, lasting fresh breath� (life) which in reality lasts forever!
There is "no charge" to us for God's love. It is a free gift, but the $.25
reminds us that our salvation did cost God something: the life of His Son on the cross of Calvary. (John 3:16) His only begotten Son paid the penalty for our sins, as noted by the word "only".
The striped bar code reminds us that "by His stripes we are healed" (Isaiah 53:5) and that He loves all people: "red and yellow, black and white!" The package also lists the ingredients of the gum, just as the Bible gives us "ingredients" for happy living!
The "5 sticks" remind us that Jesus was wounded (stuck) five (5) times for us: nails in His hands (2); feet (2); and the spear in His side. (1)
He wraps the whole world in His love just as the entire package is wrapped. He also wraps each of us individually in His love just as each individual stick is wrapped, for He loves each of us as He does all of us! We must receive His love as a gift.
As you open the package, you see a silver lining which reminds us that in Jesus we find gifts far greater than silver and gold! Also, the silver wrapper is thrown away, reminding us that "silver and gold" and the things of this world will pass away, but God's truth and love last forever!
Just as we have to open the gum to enjoy the sweet flavor, we must open our hearts to enjoy the sweet Savior! The gum has a sweet flavor which reminds us of the sweet love of our Savior, Jesus Christ. The difference is the gum loses its flavor the longer you chew it (just as sin loses its attraction with time), but the Savior grows sweeter with time, "for the longer we serve Him, the sweeter He grows!"
And that's the "gospel according to 'Big Red'!"
I hope you will share the gospel ("good news") of Jesus Christ and that you will enjoy doing so! God bless you!
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