In an interview, actor Kevin Bacon shared a conversation he had with his six-year-old son after he had seen the movie Footloose for the first time.
The boy said, "Dad, that was really cool how you jumped up on the roof and swung from the rafters. How did you do that?"
"Well, son, I didn't actually do that part," said Bacon. "A stunt man did."
"What's a stunt man?" asked his son. "That's someone who dresses like me and does things I can't do. Things that are too dangerous."
"Oh. Well, what about that part in the movie where you spin around on that gym bar and land on your feet," persisted the boy. "How did you do that?"
"Well, son, that was the stunt man again, not me. He's really good at gymnastics."
"Oh." A long pause. "Dad, just what DID you do in the movie?"
Bacon sheepishly replied, "I got all the glory."
Jesus stood in for us so that we could have eternal life and share in God's glory. He was nailed to the cross in our place, to pay for our sins, because he was the only one who could do it and emerge victorious.
Edited from Still More Hot Illustrations for Youth Talks by Wayne Rice. wayne@uyt.com http://www.YouthSpecialties.com/mall/browse/#illus) Copyright 1999 by Youth Specialties, Inc.
"I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let your glory be over all the earth." Psalms 108:3-5 NIV)