How Do I Mail a Letter to Jesus?

My son asked me, “How do I mail a letter to Jesus? I made him this and wanted to give it to him.”

This touched my heart. And opened the door to a great lesson. Teaching theology to kids doesn’t have to be hard.

I explained to him that we can’t send Jesus anything in the mail because he doesn’t have an address like we do.

“Where is Jesus?”

“Up there,” RB stated as he pointed up to the sky.

I continued on by telling him that it is true that Jesus sits at the right hand of the throne of God. But Jesus is also God, which means he is everywhere all the time. He watches us, guides us, and sees us as we are living life.

“RB, do you think Jesus can see your picture right now?”

“Yes!”

“Why don’t you go put it on the refrigerator. That can be Jesus’ mailbox.”

And he did.

As you can see, RB drew Noah and the ark for Jesus.

The Reality of Good Friday

“Mama, would you read this book, please?” Sweet Cheeks asked as she climbed up on the couch beside me. She handed me a copy of a beautiful picture book about the first Easter. I usually don’t mind reading at impromptu times, but I really didn’t have time for such a long book at the moment.

So I decided to interact with her and “read the pictures” instead of the words. For each picture I’d start out with, “Tell me about what is happening in this picture?” and we’d move from that to, “Who are the people?” “What are they doing?” “Why are they doing this?”

We went through the entire book this way. She would tell what she knew or say, “I don’t know,” and I’d fill in the gaps.

We got to the picture of Jesus on the cross and Sweet Cheeks said, “That’s Jesus dying on the cross because He loves us.”

Have a wonderful Good Friday, my friends. May God’s reality be True to you.

Why did you say,”Don’t let Satan blow it out?”

I just finished singing songs to RB for nap time. He’s almost 5, but I enjoy it so much I’m not willing to give up my “song time” just yet.

I was singing “This Little Light of Mine” and he politely stopped me and asked, “Why did you say, ‘Don’t let Satan blow it out?’”

Kids have such great questions! Adults should have no fear in answering them. Be honest and age appropriate. And if I don’t know the answer to my kids’ questions, then I go to the proper source that does.

What does this verse mean? Jesus says we are to be the light of the world. The salt of the earth. (Matthew 5: 13-16) We are to let our lights so shine before men that God is glorified in every good work we do. But there is a lion on the prowl and he wishes to devour us. Satan would love to blow on our lights and make us dark inside and out.

But listen to the song. “Don’t LET Satan…” We have a choice in the matter. We are not spineless jelly fish victims that sit around waiting to be prowled upon. We have the ultimate source of victory and power in Jesus. “Don’t LET…” Don’t let the evil one tempt you. Don’t let him distract you with the desires of this world. And those desires can be good or bad. Anything that takes our focus off the One and Only Lord is an idol and must be struck down.

In His sermon on the mount, Jesus continues with these words, “Narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.” (Matthew 7:14) The Christian walk is hard. It is a daily sacrifice of fleshly desires.

As we daily go about life, as we suffer, as we enjoy blessings, we must decide whether to let our lights shine from the mountain top or from under the basket. If you are under the basket, then Satan already has you. If you are on top of the mountain, then it is easier to see when the enemy attempts to strike.

I have an easier time letting my light shine in some environments than others. Church is easy! Driving on the road, or waiting in line at the grocery store with 2 grabby kids, not so easy. But I cannot allow my light to be snuffed out. It must shine wherever I go. I must do what it takes to travel the narrow road and I don’t have it all figured out yet.

“There are few who find it.” I’d like to be one of them.