Animated Faith Zone - Children's Story Book -
☞ Hi-Tech Joe Finds the Light on Quad
Far into the Galaxy lived a man named Joe, on the planet Quad in
the outer reaches of his Star System. Quad only received the light of the
sun for 1/3 of the day...8 hours of Earth time. So, much of his life was spent in darkness, with only the twinkle of the stars and an occasional visit from the yearly cycled moon of Quad.
It was on one such Moonlit night that Joe found a strange book, as he
was walking around his yard. He wondered where it came from. Picking it up and opening it, he began to read about Jesus, for it was a Bible.
Within the pages of the book, he read of how a man named Jesus had came to a planet called Earth to die for the inhabitants, a fallen race destined for destruction. This man Jesus loved everyone in the whole cosmos, and was crucified on a cross as a substitution for rebellion
throughout the galaxy. He read how Jesus was Himself the light that inhabits the darkness of the Universe.
That night changed his life forever. He decided there on the spot that he wanted to make contact with this Jesus, wherever his home station might be in the Universe.
Taking the Bible to his dark home, Joe continued to explore the pages in every free moment he found, as light permitted. Before long, he began to notice that his home was not as dark as it had seemed at night. Then he realized that light was emanating from the pages of the book itself as he read the words.
It was there in front of the Bible one evening that Jesus spoke to Joe‘s heart. “I am the light of the world Joe. If you follow me, you shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. You are from beneath heaven. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this world. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. If any man walks in the day, he stumbles not, because he sees the light of this world. But if a man walks in the night, he stumbles, because there is no light in him. While you have light, believe in the light, that you may be one of the children of light.”
It seemed like the shape of a cross was emblazoned in light, etched in the words as Jesus spoke from the burning pages before him in the dark. This fire consumed him, and transformed him so much so that his friends began to notice that he was “different.” He was happier, more content. He whistled as he walked down the streets of Quad.
More than that, Joe was becoming more successful in business. His work was in designing Hi-Tech robotic systems from his home. He designed and shipped his electronics around the planet Quad, where people were always eagerly waiting for more. The problem had been that he couldn’t keep up with demand. But, now that had changed. Since Joe had found this new light, he spent his time reading the Bible, and working on his robotic systems until much later into the night. He was able to double production very quickly, working by the light that lit his home and his heart each evening when he read of Jesus.
One dark Quadrile evening Joe was working diligently at his circuit
board when his neighbor Bob pushed his car up the driveway in front of his house. With the last of his strength he gave the car a shove in the dark, letting it roll the final yard into the parking space, as he bent over panting to catch his breath. Bob was so disheartened. He could barely see his own shoes on the pavement and he was hungry since he was so late getting home for supper. His car had broken down coming home from work, again! Now, here he had to push it home in the dark.
Stretching himself to his full height, Bob noticed a non-Quadrillic light glimmering across his neighbor Joe’s yard. That was strange. There was not even a moon out tonight. Where was that light coming from? In a few quick strides, Bob crept up to Joe’s front door and peered in the window. He couldn’t believe the sight that met his eyes! The brightest light he had ever seen, here in the middle of the dark night, in the outer reaches of his Galactic darkness! How could that be? And, there was Joe, working away in the warm glow of the light of God in his heart.
Hearing the sudden rap at the door, Joe was startled from
his work, and looked up to see his neighbor’s face pressed to the glass.
Opening the door, and brushing Bob quickly inside as he closed the door behind him, Joe fumbled for words as he explained to his friend all that had happened to him. And, there in the light that surrounded them, one more dark heart was pierced by the Light of God.
Across the Galaxy, here in our own Star
System, on our planet Earth, right here in our own country, state, and
city...lives many such aliens of the Kingdom of God, who have never heard of the love of Jesus.
Isaiah 6:8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall
I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
*Author’s Notes:
-I wrote this parable to teach the importance of evangelizing for the Kingdom of God and sharing the Gospel.
-The words of Jesus are taken from John chapters 8,9,11, and 12.
-Quad, Joe, and Bob are fictitious and are created to resemble
people on Earth who are struggling in the darkness of their lives searching for the Light of God. The Bible calls Christians strangers and aliens to this Earth. So, that would make non-Christians aliens to the Kingdom of God. Where is your citizenship? VH
the outer reaches of his Star System. Quad only received the light of the
sun for 1/3 of the day...8 hours of Earth time. So, much of his life was spent in darkness, with only the twinkle of the stars and an occasional visit from the yearly cycled moon of Quad.
It was on one such Moonlit night that Joe found a strange book, as he
was walking around his yard. He wondered where it came from. Picking it up and opening it, he began to read about Jesus, for it was a Bible.
Within the pages of the book, he read of how a man named Jesus had came to a planet called Earth to die for the inhabitants, a fallen race destined for destruction. This man Jesus loved everyone in the whole cosmos, and was crucified on a cross as a substitution for rebellion
throughout the galaxy. He read how Jesus was Himself the light that inhabits the darkness of the Universe.
That night changed his life forever. He decided there on the spot that he wanted to make contact with this Jesus, wherever his home station might be in the Universe.
Taking the Bible to his dark home, Joe continued to explore the pages in every free moment he found, as light permitted. Before long, he began to notice that his home was not as dark as it had seemed at night. Then he realized that light was emanating from the pages of the book itself as he read the words.
It was there in front of the Bible one evening that Jesus spoke to Joe‘s heart. “I am the light of the world Joe. If you follow me, you shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. You are from beneath heaven. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this world. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. If any man walks in the day, he stumbles not, because he sees the light of this world. But if a man walks in the night, he stumbles, because there is no light in him. While you have light, believe in the light, that you may be one of the children of light.”
It seemed like the shape of a cross was emblazoned in light, etched in the words as Jesus spoke from the burning pages before him in the dark. This fire consumed him, and transformed him so much so that his friends began to notice that he was “different.” He was happier, more content. He whistled as he walked down the streets of Quad.
More than that, Joe was becoming more successful in business. His work was in designing Hi-Tech robotic systems from his home. He designed and shipped his electronics around the planet Quad, where people were always eagerly waiting for more. The problem had been that he couldn’t keep up with demand. But, now that had changed. Since Joe had found this new light, he spent his time reading the Bible, and working on his robotic systems until much later into the night. He was able to double production very quickly, working by the light that lit his home and his heart each evening when he read of Jesus.
One dark Quadrile evening Joe was working diligently at his circuit
board when his neighbor Bob pushed his car up the driveway in front of his house. With the last of his strength he gave the car a shove in the dark, letting it roll the final yard into the parking space, as he bent over panting to catch his breath. Bob was so disheartened. He could barely see his own shoes on the pavement and he was hungry since he was so late getting home for supper. His car had broken down coming home from work, again! Now, here he had to push it home in the dark.
Stretching himself to his full height, Bob noticed a non-Quadrillic light glimmering across his neighbor Joe’s yard. That was strange. There was not even a moon out tonight. Where was that light coming from? In a few quick strides, Bob crept up to Joe’s front door and peered in the window. He couldn’t believe the sight that met his eyes! The brightest light he had ever seen, here in the middle of the dark night, in the outer reaches of his Galactic darkness! How could that be? And, there was Joe, working away in the warm glow of the light of God in his heart.
Hearing the sudden rap at the door, Joe was startled from
his work, and looked up to see his neighbor’s face pressed to the glass.
Opening the door, and brushing Bob quickly inside as he closed the door behind him, Joe fumbled for words as he explained to his friend all that had happened to him. And, there in the light that surrounded them, one more dark heart was pierced by the Light of God.
Across the Galaxy, here in our own Star
System, on our planet Earth, right here in our own country, state, and
city...lives many such aliens of the Kingdom of God, who have never heard of the love of Jesus.
Isaiah 6:8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall
I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
*Author’s Notes:
-I wrote this parable to teach the importance of evangelizing for the Kingdom of God and sharing the Gospel.
-The words of Jesus are taken from John chapters 8,9,11, and 12.
-Quad, Joe, and Bob are fictitious and are created to resemble
people on Earth who are struggling in the darkness of their lives searching for the Light of God. The Bible calls Christians strangers and aliens to this Earth. So, that would make non-Christians aliens to the Kingdom of God. Where is your citizenship? VH
