(From last time)
Spark Plug got down out of the bushes and found that he was not hurt. His plan was to go back into the small valley again, but that did not happen! The crippled T-Rex saw Spark Plug and it began pushing itself along the ground toward Spark Plug with its one good leg! It wanted to eat Spark Plug! Spark Plug took one look at those huge jaws, and he took off running! He was not looking where he was going, and he tripped and fell down a steep bank. Over and over, he rolled as he fell. At the bottom of the hill, he landed with a splash in a river! This was not a calm river; it was a fast-moving river and right in front of Spark Plug there were rapids and a waterfall!
Spark Plug was caught in the river! There were rapids ahead and then a big waterfall! There was no way he could get out of that fast current; all he could do was keep his head above water and keep his feet in front of him. There were rocks on both sides, but he was in the fast current that went right down the middle of the rapids! If he had been just a little bit to the left or to the right, he would have been smashed against huge boulders! Faster and faster, he went, but just then he remembered that in Sunday School he had learned that God listens to us when we pray, so he prayed that God would protect him! He made it through the rapids without hitting a single rock! Then he just had time to yell, “Thank you for protecting me God, and help me survive the waterfall! Spark Plug shot over the edge of the waterfall! He looked down and all he could see was a lot of mist and the water was churning, and waves were crashing all over the place! He took a deep breath just before he hit the water, and it was a good thing that he did because he went down, and down, and down! Just when he thought that he could not hold his breath much longer, he suddenly felt himself going rapidly back up! Spark Plug shot out of the water and then splashed back down into the water! He was in a whirlpool! Spark Plug went around and around, faster, and faster and then it happened! He got pulled right into the middle of the whirlpool and got pulled under water again! He went down, and down, and down! Just when he thought that he could not hold his breath much longer, he suddenly felt himself going rapidly back up! Spark Plug shot out of the water and right back into the whirlpool! Time after time he got spun around and around, pulled under water, and then shot back out! He could not escape from that whirlpool! He prayed out loud, “God help me!” God answered him! Suddenly there were shouts on the bank of the river and a rope made of woven vines was thrown to him! Spark Plug grabbed the vine and was busy thanking God as he was pulled out of the river!
He lay on the bank gasping for breath, and then he suddenly realized that there were people standing all around him. He looked up and could not believe his eyes! The people were beautiful! They all had bronze colored skin; darker than the Native Americans he had seen. Their hair was dark and neatly brushed and taken care of. The people were all dressed in animal skins, but these skins were not just plain, they were dyed and styled as good as some of the clothes in the stores in the 21st century. They smiled at him and began to talk to him, but that was a problem! He could not understand anything they said. Their language was beautiful, but it sure was not English! He tried to talk to them, and they could not understand him either. Spark Plug got to his feet and the people led him on a trail up some cliffs beside the river. There were a lot of caves in this cliff, and these people lived in the caves. They took Spark Plug inside one of the caves. He could not believe how nice they had it fixed up! There were woven rugs on the floor and a cheerful fire burning in the middle of the cave (the smoke went out through a hole in the ceiling). The people had a big polished wooden table with matching chairs, and they were just getting ready to sit down and have a meal!
Spark Plug enjoyed that meal! They had fish and a kind of meat he had never seen before. There were also a lot of fruits and vegetables that he had never seen either. Everything was cooked and prepared wonderfully and tasted better than anything he had ever eaten before! As the sun was going down that evening, the people sat outside the caves and sang songs, it was a type of music that Spark Plug had never heard before, the music made him feel brave and ready for any adventure! He wished he could understand the words! When the people sang, they lifted their hands up toward the sky, and Spark Plug wondered if they knew about God and were worshipping God.
This seemed like a perfect place, nice caves to live in, great food, beautiful people, and music that gave you courage and strength! For a minute Spark Plug wished he could live here the rest of his life, but then he noticed something; all along the cliff, outside of the caves there were watchmen. These men were heavily armed with bows and arrows, spears, and some very large swords. They were guarding the cave village against enemies. Spark Plug did not know if these enemies were the meat-eating dinosaurs, other wild animals, or human enemies. The cave village did not seem as safe to Spark Plug as it did before, he realized that in this world that is controlled by so much sin and evil the only real safety is with God. Spark Plug went back into the cave where he had eaten the good meal, and the people prepared a nice soft bed of furry animal hides for him to sleep on.
Just as Spark Plug was falling asleep, he remembered something important! What had happened to Flash and the lawnmower? He thought that she must still be in the small valley where they had met the Ankylosaurus, but where was that? He did not think it could be too far away, he would have to try to find her and…
What can we learn from this story:
Spark Plug met humans in the land of the dinosaurs. In most schools the theory of evolution is taught to the students. The theory of evolution says that dinosaurs were extinct millions of years before humans evolved, but this is not what the Bible says!
In the Bible in the book of Genesis chapter one verses 24-27 it says:
And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so. God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish of the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock, and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female He created them.
And in the book of Genesis chapter 1 verse 31, it says:
God saw all that He had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning – the sixth day.
God made all the land animals and humans all on the same day. Animals (including dinosaurs) did not evolve over millions of years. God created each kind of animal, and they stayed that the way they were created (dogs did not become cats, mice did not become moose, monkeys did not become human). God created humans as humans, humans did not evolve from any type of animal!
You might have been surprised that the people in this story, who lived in caves, were good looking and ate good food. Usually, we think of cavepeople as barely human and living like animals. In this story I intentionally made the people that lived in the caves much more civilized and much better looking than people usually believe they were. God made the original humans (Adam and Eve) perfect before they sinned. Since that first sin, humans and the whole world are declining toward evil and death. The beauty we see in the world, in animals, and humans today cannot compare to the way things would have looked if sin had not entered the human race.
As we see this world rapidly falling apart now, Christians should have joy because the return of Jesus could be very close! God has promised that at the end of time, He will make a new heaven and a new earth for those who have believed in Jesus and asked Him to forgive them and come into their life.