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My mom returned our book, “Heaven is for Real” this past week. If you haven’t heard about it, it’s about a boy, Colton, who claimed to visit Heaven during an appendectomy. I believe him since his story doesn’t counter the Bible. Chapter nineteen is entitled, “Jesus Really Loves the Children.” One example of Jesus’ love for children is in Matthew, where Jesus talked about giving good gifts to children.
I know God loves our kids. I have a recent example of how much God loves our daughter, Emily. Emily and I had a Biblical conversation while driving home from an event. As we pulled in the driveway, I felt satisfied that her questions were answered. Five days later, I half-listened to a morning devotional, but knew that the writer had talked about losing wedding/engagement rings. Then, one or two days after that, the kids were practicing tennis in the afternoon when I decided to sit down at a picnic table in a nearby shelter. Before I sat down, I noticed something shiny and small on the concrete floor. On closer inspection, I saw it was a child’s toy diamond that had become dislodged from a play ring. I remembered the devotional about the lost rings and decided to read all of it on my phone. It reminded me of the Biblical conversation I had with Emily almost a week before. After the kids were done practicing tennis, as we were walking, I asked Emily if she remembered that conversation. She did, but she had additional questions that I didn’t know about, but God did. I listened to her and I again was able to answer her questions. Evidently, it was important to God that Emily get answers to her extra questions. Those answers were good gifts from God. He showed He cared about her questions by lovingly and patiently going to great lengths to get them answered.
Colton was persistent in telling his parents how much Jesus loves kids. Jesus’ words in the Bible revealed His love for children, and I’ve seen evidence of that love. If you have kids, please remind them that Jesus loves them!
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