There was once a spider who lived in a cornfield. He was a big spider and he had spun a beautiful web between the corn stalks. He got fat eating all the bugs that would get caught in his web. He liked his home and planned to stay there for the rest of his life.

One day the spider caught a little bug in his web, and just as the spider was about to eat him, the bug said, "If you let me go I will tell you something important that will save your life." The spider paused for a moment and listened because he was amused. The little bug said, "You better get out of this cornfield, the harvest is coming!"

The spider smiled and said, "What is this harvest you are talking about? I think you are just telling me a story."

But the little bug said, "Oh no, it is true. The owner of this field is coming to harvest it soon. All the stalks will be knocked down and the corn will be gathered up. You will be killed by the giant machines if you stay here."

The spider said, "I don't believe in harvests and giant machines that knock down corn stalks. How can you prove this?"

The little bug continued, "Just look at the corn. See how it is planted in rows? It proves this field was created by an intelligent designer."

The spider laughed and mockingly said, "This field has evolved and has nothing to do with a creator. Corn always grows that way."

The bug went on to explain, "Oh no. This field belongs to the owner who planted it, and the harvest is coming soon."

The spider grinned and said to the little bug, "I don't believe you," and then the spider ate the little bug for lunch.

A few days later, the spider was laughing about the story the little bug had told him. He though to himself, "A harvest! What a silly idea. I have lived here all of my life and nothing has ever disturbed me. I have been here since these stalks were just a foot off the ground, and I'll be here for the rest of my life, because nothing is ever going to change in this field. Life is good, and I have it made."

The next day was a beautiful sunny day in the cornfield. The sky above was clear and there was no wind at all. That afternoon as the spider was about to take a nap, he noticed some thick dusty clouds moving toward him. He could hear the roar of a great engine and he said to himself, "I wonder what that could be?"

II Peter 3:3-4 states, "In the last days mockers will come, following their own lusts, and saying, Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers died everything continues just as it has always been."

II Peter 3:9 goes on, "The Lord is not slow concerning His promise, as some count slowness, but He is patient toward you, not wanting anyone to perish, but for all to come to repentance."

By Ralan Becker

Like that little spider's amazement one day creatures upon this earth known as man will see the clouds open and behold in the air the Son of God . What a vision to become reality for all of us one day. . It won't be very long till Jesus shall appear the day is growing near. Will you be ready then?

You can be ready. It is so easy. All you must do is ask the Lord Jesus Christ to be your Lord and Savior. It is not joining Church (although if you want to have the best possible life.. I encourage you to get in to Church), it is not becoming part of a religious denomination, or anything else. It is simply turning to Christ and asking Him into your heart. Romans 10:9 says, "..that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."

Will you do it now? God will touch your heart and you will be changed. You have the assurance of Heaven and of the best possible life you can live. E-mail me and let me know what you have done.