Meanwhile, Elijah knelt and prayed to God and asked God to send rain. Elijah prayed the same prayer seven times, and then there was a dark storm quickly coming toward them! Shane yelled, “Let’s get out of here! It’s not good to be top of a mountain during a bad storm!” So, the Professor, Shane, Shelly, and the kitten got onto the bicycle/time machine and began pedaling down the mountain as fast as they could. Soon they heard footsteps catching up to them. Here came Elijah running on foot! His robe and long beard were blowing in the wind, but that old man could run! He caught up to the bicycle/time machine and began to pass it! Shane yelled, “It’s a race! Pedal faster!” So, the Professor, Shane and Shelly began pedaling even faster, but Elijah just started running faster! The Professor shifted the bicycle/time machine into high gear. The Professor said, “Ooops!”
Then it happened… The bicycle began bouncing like a toad in a washing machine! There was a blinding flash of light and a loud noise like a turtle singing! Suddenly Elijah disappeared and….
There was water all around them! It was like they were on the bottom of a lake or something! They were almost out of air and had to breathe! They left the bicycle/time machine on the bottom and wildly tried to swim to the surface before they drowned! Just when they thought they could not hold their breath one second longer, the Professor, Shane, Shelly, and the kitten popped up to the surface of the water. They gasped for breath, and the Professor said, “Ooops!” When they looked around, they realized that they were not in the middle of a small lake! They could not even see the shore, and there were big waves all around them. They did not know which way to swim because there was no land close to them! The kitten was not a very good swimmer, so she climbed up onto the Professor’s head and dug in her claws to keep from slipping off! The Professor said, ‘Oww!” Shane asked, “What shall we do? I don’t think any of us can swim far enough to get the shore, even if we knew which way to go to get to the shore!” Shelly answered, “Maybe we are in another Bible story. Maybe something will happen soon!” Shane said, “Well, this would be a good time for Jonah’s big fish to show up and rescue us.” Then it happened….! No, it wasn’t Jonah’s big fish coming to save them! Suddenly there was an incredibly strong wind, and then they felt like they were falling down, and down, and down very fast. The Professor said, “Ooops!” Before they knew what was happening, they all landed with a thump on the bottom of the sea! The expected to be covered with mud, but the ground was dry! They looked to their left, and about 100 yards away there was a wall of water going up as high as they could see! They looked to their right and about 100 yards away there was a wall of water going up as high as they could see! They looked in front and there was a straight path going through the sea! Then they heard a lot of noises behind them! They spun around and looked behind, and they could not believe their eyes! There was a bunch of animals running toward them at full speed! There were horses, donkeys, cows, sheep, goats, camels, dogs, and lots of birds! The Professor said, “Ooops!” Shane looked for polar bears, but he did not see any! After the animals there was a huge bunch of people running through the sea as fast as they could! A grumpy donkey ran into the Professor and knocked him down. The Professor said, “Ooops!” The Professor got up, and the grumpy donkey began chasing the Professor. Just then a dog barked and began chasing the kitten! Shelly ran after her kitten and the dog! At the same time, a girl who was herding the sheep ran up to Shane, punched him in the arm, and said, “Tag, you’re it!” So, Shane began chasing her. The Professor, Shane, Shelly, and the kitten were all either being chased, or chasing someone! They ran all through the huge group of animals, and through the crowd of people too. It was great fun, and they continued running, chasing, and being chased all day! Then as the sun was beginning to go down, they noticed that the whole group of animals and people had passed them and were almost out of sight going across the sea! The grumpy donkey, the dog, and the girl ran down the path through the sea to catch up with their people! The Professor, Shane, Shelly, and the kitten were left alone in the middle of the path through the sea. They were completely exhausted from all that running around and having fun! They just flopped down on the ground and rested!
After awhile, Shane said, “I think I know where we are! This must be the path through the Red Sea that God made for Moses and the people of Israel so that they could get across.” Shelly answered, “Just think, Moses was in that group of people that just went past! I wish we could have talked to him!” After a few minutes Shelly suddenly jumped to her feet and yelled, “We need to get out of here! If all those animals and people were Moses and the nation of Israel, guess who will be here any minute!” Shane jumped to his feet and asked, “Who will be here any minute?” Shelly yelled, “The army of Egypt will be here any minute!” The Professor said, “Ooops!” Shelly continued, “God made this path through the Rea Sea to protect and take care of the nation of Israel. God always takes care of those who trust Him!”
Just then they heard a noise behind them! It was the noise of many horses galloping and many chariot wheels! They looked and saw the whole army of Egypt coming on the path through the Red Sea! The Professor, Shane, and Shelly looked around for a place to hide, but there was no place to hide! But they did see something! Over by the wall of water they saw the bicycle/time machine lying on the ground! They quickly ran over to the bicycle/time machine and Shelly turned the handle on the side of it! Shelly picked up the kitten and they all got on the bicycle/time machine and began pedaling as fast as they could to get away from the army of Egypt!
Then it happened! The bicycle/time machine began swerving from side to side, and almost tipping over! The Professor said, “Ooops!” Shane yelled, Professor don’t keep swerving, we need to go faster!” The Professor said, “I’m not swerving! The bicycle is swerving all by itself!” Shelly yelled, “This is in the Bible too! God is still protecting and taking care of the nation of Israel! The Bible says that God made all the chariot wheels in the army of Egypt to start swerving to slow them down! That is what is happening right now, and it’s happening to us too!” Shane said, “This is kind of cool!” Shelly answered, “It isn’t cool, because right after the wheels start to swerve, God makes the walls of water come down! Everyone still in the sea gets drowned!” Just as Shelly finished saying this, there was a great sound like a huge water fall! The walls of water on both sides began falling! The Professor said, “Ooops!” Shane yelled, “Professor! Shift the bicycle/time machine into high gear and get us out of here! Just as the water was about to cover them and drown them, the Professor shifted the bicycle/time machine into high gear!
Then it happened… The bicycle began bouncing like a toad in a washing machine! There was a blinding flash of light and a loud noise like a turtle singing! Suddenly the army of Egypt and the Red Sea disappeared and….
Application:
Read the story of the Crossing of the Red Sea. It is found in the Bible in the book of Exodus chapter 14 verses 13-31
Exodus chapter 14 verses 13-14 says, “Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
God watches over us and protects us every day from bad things that are too strong for us to handle. We must trust God to take care of us.
In this season of Thanksgiving, we need to remember to thank God for taking care of us and protecting us
We also learn from this story that God provides a ‘way’ for the people He loves. Moses and the nation of Israel were trapped between the desert and the Red Sea and the army of Egypt was coming to fight them, kill them, or take them back to Egypt as slaves! God performed a miracle for them and opened a dry path through the Red Sea. When the army of Egypt tried to follow them through the sea, God slowed them down by making their chariot wheels swerve and then they drowned when the walls of water closed on them!
We are trapped by sin and cannot escape from the power of sin and get to heaven after this life is over, but God made a ‘way’ for us to escape!
In the Bible, in the book of John chapter 14 verse 6 it says, “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” Jesus is our way to escape from the power of sin and begin our journey to heaven.
In the Bible, in the book of John chapter 3 verse 16 it says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
As I have said before in this series of stories, Jesus allowed Himself to be killed on the cross to pay for our sins, then rose from the dead. We need to believe in Him, pray and ask forgiveness for our sins, then we will be on the ‘way’ to heaven.
If you prayed and asked Jesus to forgive your sins, please leave a comment on this website and let me know!