Not Me!

Well, another Easter celebration has come and gone and as always, I am amazed at the love God demonstrated to us when He sent His Son to this world as a baby and to live a sinless life and to die on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins! And then wonder of wonders, He raised Him from the tomb and defeated the power of death and sin! The empty tomb really does say all that needs to be said about God's love.



As usual, I taught a pre-school Sunday School on Easter. Anita and I attended the early worship, which was really great and then I taught 4-year olds. The weather was very cold and rainy, so attendance was very low. This resulted in a very small Sunday School class, which was nice because I was able to interact individually with the children. I am a firm believer that children are never too young to learn Biblical truths and to begin to understand the basics of the Gospel. So, Easter is always a great time to talk about the resurrection and yes, the crucifixion. I am always careful not to be overly graphic about the agony of the cross, but I do explain that Jesus had to die on the cross for the "bad things" we have done in our lives. Yesterday, as I talked about this, I made the statement that we had all done things that were not right and had disobeyed God. As I let this sink in, one little boy cocked his head and looked at me and said, "Not me! I've never done anything wrong!" Now, coming from any 4-year old, this would be quite a stretch. However, this particular little boy is 100% boy and I suspect that God got quite a chuckle over this! Obviously, the Holy Spirit has a little more conviction to do on this one!