Day of Praise

Sa, 05/10/14, Easter Day #21, "Day of Praise"

Luke 18:16 - "But Jesus called them to him, saying, 'Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.'"

Have you ever looked in a mirror?

Not the kind that hang on a wall.

I mean the ones that breathe.

Having made us in His image, God meant for us to be a mirror. God meant for other people to see what God is like through us. And God meant for us adults to see God through the littlest ones. Specifically, God wants us adults to see both God's kingdom here on earth and also his holy place in heaven through children.

Like yesterday. I watched a group of four and five year olds graduate from our church's Little Wonders Preschool. A part of the ceremony was their singing of a number of songs. Every single one of those children had one single goal in mind, namely, to let their mom and dad know that their sweet little cherub was singing with love and gusto to make mom and dad ever so proud.

It was a mirror.

Through those sweet and dear little children, I saw again what God wants from me. He wants for me to march into my day with childlike dignity, then look for him in the crowd, then bounce on my toes with eagerness for what I know is about to unfold, and then belt it out with love and gusto, while, in essence, saying to my God, "I love you! I love you with all my heart! And I'm so glad glad glad to be your child!"

Luke 18:16 - "But Jesus called them to him, saying, 'Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.'"

Praise God!


Pastor Chris
"The gospel is the story of Jesus [what God's only Son has done for us that we can't do for ourselves], spoken as a promise." - Robert Jenson