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??Dillon the Dog："Hey, Randy Rabbit, what song is that You're humming？"
??Randy the Rabbit："Anything you can do, I can do better!"
??Dog："Wait a minute, now! You're really bragging on yourself! Let's hear you howl
??like this：AhOOOO!"
??Rabbit："Ummmm! Oh well, maybe I can't howl. But I can hop faster than you can!"
??Dog："Sure, That's cuz dogs weren't made to hop like rabbits. we're not the same kind
??of animal."
??Rabbit："Whad do you mean？We both have bones, eyes, ears, mouths, skin, hair, muscles,
??and all that, don't we？"
??Dog："Yes, but we're not the same. God made us different and we'll always be different.
??Rabbits will always be rabbits, and they？ll always have baby rabbits with long ears and
??legs that hop. Dogs will always be dogs, and they？ll always have puppies that can howl.
??That's just God's plan."
??Rabbit："Ok, ok, so the poor dogs can never be like me, the wonderful rabbit. But don't
??feel too bad, I'll still be your friend! I'll go get my best carrot, and you can have a bite."
??Dog："But dogs don't LIKE carrots!"
??Rabbit："OK, ok, don't be so sensitive! Hey, Let's race out of here! You run and I'll hop!
??(sings) Any race you can run, I can hop better!"
??Dogs and rabbits are different, aren't they! Think about how different birds are from fish, or snakes are from spiders! Now Let's take a giant step. Look at how differently God made people! People have wonderful abilities no other creature has. People have ideas; they can make plans, imagine and invent things. People have the ability to know and choose between right and wrong. But the most important difference between people and animals is found in Genesis 1：26-27, "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness：..." 27)So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them."
??"In the image of God" means that human beings were made in the likeness of God. While we do not understand all the ways we are like God, we do know one very important way：we were made with an eternal soul, the part of us that will live on forever, even after our body dies. Animals do not have a soul. When they die, life is over for them.
??How does God feel about you？Genesis 1：31 says, "And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good." God values all His creation, but His highest regard is for people, because they are made in His image. Jesus said in Luke 12：7, "But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore：ye are of more value than many sparrows."
??Sometimes people say things like, "I wish I was dead, " or "I can't do anything right."
??Even if you sometimes think these things about yourself, is this true？No! You are a valuable treasure to God, your life is worth a lot! You may look at others and think, "He plays baseball better than I, so He's better than I am." or "SHe's better than I am because SHe's a lot prettier." But to God, you are as valuable and precious as anyone else and He loves you with a special love!
??When God made people, He not only gave them a living soul, but He also gave man the ability to choose between right and wrong. Sadly, the first man and woman chose to do wrong. Because of that choice, everyone born after that was born with a sin nature, a want-to, to do wrong. For example, if there's a new girl at school and you see everyone making fun of her, you have a choice. You know God wants you to be kind to her. If you choose to make fun of her, that is sin. Sneaking past your parents to do something they told you not to do is sin.
??One of the big questions people ask themselves as they try to find the meaning of life is
??"Who am I？" The answer is very simple："I am a creation of God and I am a sinner." God's Word says "For all have sinned..." (Romans 3：23). If we never come to the Lord Jesus for forgiveness of our sin, the everlasting punishment for our sin is that when we die we must be apart from God, to suffer torment in hell.
??Another big question people ask is, "Why am I here？" Without God to help them understand, their only answer can be："I don't know!" Without God people have no real reason for living and nothing makes them happy for very long. Even if they get the highest grades, and then the highest degrees in education; even if they become very wealthy, or become the most beautiful or handsome, or the most athletic there will always be an emptiness inside because we are missing that relationship with the One Who made us in His image.
??If you know the Lord Jesus as your Savior, you know why you are here on earth! You are His child, and He has a wonderful plan for your life. You are here to obey and please the Lord, and tell others about Him! What joy and purpose that brings to life!
??The third question that is asked by people all over the world is "Where am I going？" The answer to this question is the same for everyone, "To meet Jesus" . Jesus is God's perfect Son, God's wonderful gift of love to the world. If you ever wondered if God really loved you, you only need to think about Jesus. God gave you life, He gave you an eternal soul, He gave you the freedom to choose right from wrong. Even though you have chosen wrong and sinned in many ways, God still loves you and valued you enough to send His darling Son Jesus to save you from the dreadful, everlasting punishment of sin.
??Can you imagine how much God loved you, that He would put all your sin on His perfectly obedient Son and allow wicked men to nail Him to a wooden cross？On that cross the Lord Jesus gave His blood and His life for you and me. He was buried, and after three days He came alive again. Now the Lord Jesus is in Heaven again. Because the Lord Jesus was obedient even to death, the Bible says God has given Him a name above every name that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. (Philippians 2) And Acts 17：31 says, " ...he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained..." That man is Jesus, and at the end of life, every person will have to stand before the Lord Jesus as their judge.
??Romans 10：13 says, "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." God gave you the Lord Jesus to be your Savior. If you admit to God that you have sinned, believe that Jesus died for your sin, taking your punishment, and then if you call on the Lord Jesus in prayer asking Him to save you, He will! Jesus will become your Savior and your dearest Friend. God also gave Jesus as our Judge. If you choose not to believe and call on Jesus to save you, then you must stand before the Lord Jesus in judgment, and receive the punishment you deserve for your sin, which is eternal hell.
??For those who do call on the Lord Jesus to save them, what a wonderful eternity is waiting for you in Heaven, God's perfect home! There will be no darkness, no sickness, no tears, no death! There will be everlasting joy and light and friendship with the Lord Jesus and all the precious believers who？ve gone before us!
??Life is valuable and so important! it's given by a God Who loves you with an everlasting love. Remember those three important questions：Who am I？Why am I here？Where am I going？Why not begin to answer those questions right now, by going to "How to Be a Child of God" and following the steps. Then you can know you are a child of God, and day by day follow His wonderful plan for your life. You can understand God's plan for your life as you daily pray to Him, read and obey His Word the Bible, tell others about Him, and fellowship with other believers. Then at the end of life, you can know where you are going：to your Father's house in Heaven forever!
