Kids are so awesome! So much can be taught as we look,
listen, and learn!
My Son-In-Law, Pastor Len, was preaching last night at VBC. He made
a reference using the word, “temptation”. A little girl spoke up asking, “What
is temptation?” Len repeated her question with a pondering look and then went
on to say, “Temptation is when you see some candy on the shelf in a store and
something says to you, “Go ahead, take it, just put it in your pocket, no one
will know. That’s temptation. But you know that would be stealing, right?”
Without hesitation another little girl shot her hand straight up in the air,
and with her other hand, pointed her finger across the aisle toward the other side
of the tent and shouted out, “Yeah, my brother, Ethan steals everything! He
steals all the money that he finds in our house and even steals from.....” The tent
went totally silent as she went on and on and on telling all the details until
Len finally had to interrupt her! I looked across the tent to a poor little boy
who was white as a ghost with a look like he was saying, “What are you doing to
me girl?” He seemed quite humiliated!!
Reminded me of the story where the disciples brought the woman
to Jesus who had sinned! They wanted judgement! How often do we see the speck
in another person’s eye when we have a mote in our own? Have you ever wished
you could point your finger across the aisle while the preacher is preaching?
HAA!
The Bible instructs us to examine our OWN heart and to work
out our OWN salvation...not everyone else’s! Next time the preacher is
preaching be careful of the “temptation” to point a finger! SRR
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