A New Creation...

Tonight I hung out with the kids extra long because we just hadn’t spent good time together the last few days. We were all in Paige and Annalee’s bed. After I put Davis down (whose rockin the house potty training) I went back just to spend time with my girls. We talked about how they were growing up and how it was kinda sad for me. Then as it was time to go to bed. I held Annalee’s lamb and told hem about how Jesus was called the Lamb of God. I then told them about when a lamb goes to be slaughtered, he’s very still and quiet, and how Jesus was same in his death taking on not only the worst pain ever but also bearing our sins. The following is the rest of the story:

Paige looked at me and said, “Daddy, I don’t want to go to hell. I want to die and go straight to Heaven.”

Me: Well Paige how do you get to heaven.

Paige: By trusting Jesus to pay for my sins.

Me.: That’s right, but how do you do that.

Paige: By following him and obeying him.

Me. That’s part of it. The other part is when we know that God is drawing us to Him, our heart feels it and we want to trust Him. When we do, we ask God to give us faith to believe Him, and to save us from our Sin.

Paige: I want to do that right now! (with a little inflection in her voice)

Me: Well close your eyes and listen for a minute. If you know that Jesus is the only one who can save you from your sins, then we can ask Him to save you and give you faith to trust him and to follow him for the rest of your life and forever with him in heaven. Do you believe that?

Paige: Yes!

ME: What do you believe?

Paige: That Jesus died for my sins.

Me: Anything else?

Paige: That he can give me faith to believe him.

Me: That’s right baby! So lets pray and I will help you know what to say. But Paige, this prayer is only true if God is working in your heart right now. And if He is, then you can pray like this. (This memory is my special one for no one else but Annie and I)

After she and I prayed together:

Me: Now Paige one of the great joys of following Jesus is telling others about him and learning about him!

Paige: Daddy, can I have my own bible like Bo (a friend from church) has?

Me: Yes baby (doing everything not to fall out in tears in front of her.) You can have your own bible.

Paige: I think I want a pink one…no purple.

We called Mommy and she told her what she said and we both said it was the sweetest thing in the whole world.

Mat 11:25-26 At that time Jesus declared, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.

Mat 18:3 and said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.