FINDING NEMO CAN HELP US UNDERSTAND GOD
Jesus told a story that was just like the story of Nemo:
"If you had one hundred sheep, and one of them strayed away and was lost in the wilderness, wouldn't you leave the ninety-nine others to go and search for the lost one until you found it? And then you would joyfully carry it home on your shoulders. When you arrived, you would call together your friends and neighbors to rejoice with you because your lost sheep was found.” Jesus went on to say that, in the same way, heaven rejoices when one lost sinner who returns to God! (Luke 15:4-7) Jesus was speaking of God’s great love for you.

God loves you, just as Marlin loved Nemo.
In Finding Nemo we learned of Marlin’s great love for little Nemo. In the same way, God loves you and wants you to be with him. But, there is a problem.

Nemo’s sin separated him from his father.
Just as with Nemo, “we all have sinned” (Romans 3:23). This means, “there is a problem—your sins have cut you off from God” (Isaiah 59:2)

Nemo could not save himself.
It was the special love of Nemo’s father that reached out and saved Nemo.
The Bible says: “God saved you by his special favor when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it” (Ephes. 2:8-9).

Nemo took a step of faith.
When you take a step of faith, by trusting in Jesus, your relationship with God is restored, just as the Bible says, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).

Finding Nemo reminds of the importance of the moment.
If Nemo had not taken his step of faith when he did, it would have been to late. The Bible tells us that Satan steals and kills and destroys. But Jesus came to give you life in all its fullness (John 10:10). Without Jesus in your life, you are in danger of destruction just as Nemo was.

Take this important step of faith -now.
Pray this prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father thank you for loving me. I am sorry for those things I have done that have separated us. Please forgive me. I want Jesus to be the leader and savior of my life. I believe he died on the cross and conquered death so that I could have eternal life with you. I receive this new life you freely give. In the name of Jesus, amen.