We live in an area that is infested with rabbits. They destroy our garden and make a mess of pretty much everything. One day my son asked me, “Mom, can I have a pet bunny?” Being the economical person that I am, I set a trap in the yard. Sure enough I caught one. It was clean enough, so I took it to the vet to have it checked out, thoroughly cleaned, and to get all of its shots. I wouldn’t want to bring it into the house full of disease, now would I? I went to the pet store, bought a cute little cage house with all of the bells and whistles, and brought our new pet bunny rabbit home to my child, much to his excitement. 

The bunny was given a new name, Button. Button the Bunny was loved, played with, fed the best food, and slept on the softest bedding. Meanwhile, out in the back yard, a rebellion was forming. The other rabbits were quite upset. They were grumbling amongst themselves and questioning why Button, formerly known as Brutus, was getting all of the attention. Why did he get to sleep inside? Why was he always fat and happy? Why him and not them?

It is not about why some are going to heaven and some are going to hell. The real question is “Why are any of us going to heaven?” Do any of us deserve heaven? The answer is, “No! None of us deserve anything!” In the case of Button the Bunny, it was not about why he was chosen and none of the rest were, it was about why any of the rabbits were chosen at all. I am in charge of my own backyard, and if I choose to help a bunny, then so be it. If I choose, I can get an exterminator and eliminate them all like in the days of Noah (Genesis 7:4 and Matthew 24:38-39).

But God! God made a way to have a relationship with Him. The mystery of salvation is one that we won’t fully understand this side of Heaven. Until then, we must proclaim His Good News of Salvation to everyone knowing that it is God who does the work of Salvation through the mighty power of His Holy Spirit!