You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Ephesians 4:22-24
Children say the most amazing things sometimes. So much so, a number of years ago Bill Cosby actually hosted a show called, Children Say The Darndest Things. Sometimes they are like little parrots, repeating those things they overheard their parents say to each other or what they learned on the playground. These moments can be particularly surprising and in some cases, unsettling. But how often do children remind us to do what’s right? They have a nature about them that tends to hold tight to the compass of life by reminding us of our True North. Today that happened!
In a group setting with hundreds of children, the adult in front spoke to the crowd and asked the following question: “What did God teach you throughout your summer?” Little hands stretched to the ceiling to share their moments of truth and revelation. All were superb, but one student caught my undivided attention.
With a firm voice of confidence rarely witnessed, he says, “I learned how extraordinary we are even though we are ordinary because God makes us extraordinary.” I leaned back in my chair and pondered the Truth of his insightful summer. This was not something he picked up on the playground, this was coming straight from the Truth of God’s Word! We may be ordinary, but we are in fact, extraordinarily ordinary — because God makes us that way!
Lord Jesus, thank you for the Truth of your righteousness and holiness that resides in those who call you King of Kings and Lord of Lords. A message often delivered through the honest mouths of children! May I pause to listen to your voice!
by: Mark Cruver