A Child's Reminder

On the way home from church one Sunday, a little girl said to here mom, " Mom, our Sunday school teacher said God is big enough to hold the world in His hands, is that true?"
Her mom answered, "Yes, dear."
Then the little girl turned to her Daddy, "Daddy, our teacher also said that if we ask Him to, Jesus will live inside us. Is that true too?"
"Yes, Honey." Her Daddy nodded.
"And God and Jesus are the same person, right?" The little girl added.
"Yes, that's right." Her Daddy answered.
"Well, if Jesus is so big that He can hold the world in His hand, but He can also live in me, and I am so small, why doesn't He show through?"
WOW! If you take that question and think about it differently...
Christ should be showing through us! We are broken vessels and His light needs to be shining through our cracks. Think about what that little girl was asking, in a indirect way. She didn't even realize the truth that was in her question. I saw a sign back at Christmas time that said, " Put the Christ back in Christmas? How about, put the Christ back in the Christians?" And I thought about that, and I realized how little we who call ourselves Christians, actually act like Christ. How sad and terrible! Maybe that story is a good reminder to you as it was for me.

Until next time,

Elise

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