With the threat of Hurricane Dorian, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster ordered mandatory evacuations along the state's 190-mile coast and opened up evacuation routes heading west.

Six-year-old Jermaine Bell is set to celebrate his 7th birthday on September 8.  His family has been saving up money for a trip to Disney World.  Hurricane Dorian cancelled that trip.

But Jermaine had an idea.  “The people that are traveling to go to places [the evacuees], I wanted them to have some food to eat, so they can enjoy the ride to the place [where] they’re going to stay,” Bell told WJBF.

So Jermaine and his family used some of the money for their trip to Disney to buy and prepare hot dogs, chips, and water to give to evacuees fleeing from the South Carolina Coast.  Last Tuesday, the family set up beside Highway 125 in Allendale, SC, which is about 90 miles west of Charleston.  They made two signs offering the meals to those evacuating.  They served about 100 people.

When faced with a storm, this 6-year-old South Carolina boy traded in his birthday trip to Disney World to give away free food for Hurricane Dorian evacuees.  He thought of others, not himself.

Jesus Christ faced the storm of all storms: the wrath of God against sin – not His own sins, but our sins.  As He faced this storm, He thought of others, not Himself.  He gave His life on the cross to suffer the wrath of God so that we don’t have to.

Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep… Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again.  No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself.  I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command I have received from My Father” (John 10:11, 17-18).

“He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by His wounds you have been healed” (1 Peter 2:24 NIV).

“For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Corinthians 5:21).

Jesus died for us so that we could have the forgiveness of our sins and receive the gift of eternal life (Ephesians 1:7; Romans 6:23).

God will save and give eternal life to those who place their faith and trust in Jesus (Acts 16:30-31), turn from their sins in repentance (Acts 17:30-31), confess Jesus before men (Romans 10:9-10), and are baptized (immersed) into Christ for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38).  He will continue to cleanse from sin those who continue to walk in the light of His Word (1 John 1:7-9).

When faced with the “storm” of God’s wrath against sin, Jesus thought of you and me, not Himself.  He gave His life for us, so that we might live with Him for an eternity.

Won’t YOU accept His offer on His terms?

~David A. Sargent

* Information gleaned from “Boy, 6, uses money saved for Disney World trip to help Hurricane Dorian evacuees in South Carolina” by Travis Fedschun, www.foxnews.com

David A. Sargent, Minister

Church of Christ at Creekwood 
1901 Schillinger Rd. S.
Mobile, Alabama  36695

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