Chapter 8 - Boldness

The two little ants walked down the Narrow Path some more. As they walked, suddenly they heard the loud roar of a lion.

“Roar! Roar!” roared the lion.

Daniel and Noah felt afraid when they heard the lion roaring. They were shaking a little bit too. Then they saw the lion walking up to them and felt even more afraid.

“Don’t be afraid, little ants,” the lion said in gentle voice. “I’m not going to eat you. I love you. Jesus sent me to you to tell you something very important. Do you know why I’m roaring?”

Still a little afraid, Noah asked, “wh..wh…why are you roaring?”

“I’m roaring about Jesus coming back. People need to hear the good news about Jesus before it is too late. He is coming very soon. He is going to set up his kingdom on the earth. He is going to make all of the bad things in the world go away forever. And he is going to fill the whole world with his love, truth, and only good things.”

“That sounds wonderful!” the ants shouted.

“Well, it will be wonderful for those who stay on the Narrow Path. I need to warn you little ants about something.”

“What is it?” Daniel and Noah asked curiously.

With a very serious look on his face, the lion said, “During the hard time of winter that is coming, there will be a man who says that he is the true king. But he will be lying. This false king will follow the lies of the snake. He will try to get all of the little ants in the whole world off of the Narrow Path. But he will not be the true king. You must not follow him, because Jesus is the only true king. When Jesus comes back, he will raise his people from the dead and let them be kings and queens in his kingdom forever. But he will punish the lying king. You must not follow the lying king. Little ants, there is not much time left. Jesus wants his little ants to roar without ever being afraid. Some ants will try to stop you from talking about Jesus. But you must not be afraid of them. You must tell the whole world about Jesus’ kingdom. You must warn them about the lying king who will come during the hard time of winter.”

“How long will the lying king tell his lies?” the little ants asked. “How long will the cold winter last?”

“It will be for three-and-a-half years,” the lion answered, “and that time will be here very soon. Then Jesus will come to rescue every single one of his ants—his dear, precious little ants. Now go! Take these boldness stickers! Tell the world about Jesus! Tell them to hold on to the end of the three-and-a-half years, and to never believe the lying king!”

The lion gave Daniel and Noah the two “boldness” stickers, and they put them on their papers. 

“Jesus is with you, my friends, to the very end,” the lion said. “Farewell. Onward to the New Jerusalem!”

The two little ants felt a new courage in their hearts.  As they walked, they asked Jesus to help them tell the whole world about him. Their love for Jesus was growing more and more as they walked.