Out of the Mouths of Babes

Last Wednesday night, we discussed walking in the Spirit in our Bible study. Recently in my Sunday evening small group, we discussed walking in the light. Today, my son pretty much summed it up rather simply.

We were driving home from our weekend out-of-town, and as we were descending one of the many hills, we saw the panoramic view of a very beautiful knoll on the west side of the highway. (It's one of my favorite spots to see anytime I drive by it). There were "Jesus clouds" - you know. . . the ones that have rays streaming down to earth through the clouds. One of these rays of sunshine shone upon that knoll, illuminating it in a most fascinating way. All the land and hills around it were in shadow from the clouds. I pointed out the scene to my children, and they, too, were in as much awe as I. Tim then said, "That light is Jesus. It's like there is no sin there. The darkness around it is sin. We don't want to be in the darkness because we can't see Jesus' light. I want to be in the light!" We all agreed that we want to be in the light, too.

I find it amazing that God touches me through my children. How often I find myself in the dark. And for no good reason! There is certainly nothing in this world that compares to walking in the light. I would much rather have this gentle reminder from Him through my children, than have Him wrench me out of darkness as he's done before. What a blessing He gave me today through the very profound observance of my son!