Let’s be honest there are some really abstract looking bibles for children out there with many different versions, and interpretations of the bible. My son has three different bible versions, and each one varies from what is said, to how it is illustrated. (I once saw Jonah and the medium sized fish, instead of Jonah and the whale in a children bible)
Every night before bed, we pray with our 3 year old son. We chat about his day, and we unpack his highlights and lowlights of the day. We then move onto one fantasy fairy tale story, then we pray together and read a bible story. The bible we have settled on for him now, is more realistic in storyline and easy for our son to comprehend. Plus, it has a great section after every chapter to ask your children questions, and discuss themes from the story together. Which I love because I get to understand my sons perceptions of the bible, and I learn through him, and he learns through me when we discuss and digest the various bible stories together.
JESUS IS A COOL SUPERHERO
My son is very into superhero’s , and he firmly believes that all good hero’s overcome the bad guys despite the odds. When we read about Jesus, my son lights up and gets so excited because to him Jesus is the ultimate hero.
I asked my son the other night why does he love “superhero Jesus” and this is what he said :
“Because Jesus makes sick people better, and He can walk on water. He also chases the bad guys away, and the bad monsters are scared of Jesus, and because Jesus loves all of us and He is our friend.”
I was blown away by my son’s comment, because he is only three years old, and yet he gets who Jesus is without complicating it. He just believes, He believes in what the bible says of Jesus, and what Jesus said in the bible.
This got me thinking. Faith and Jesus are so simple in the eyes of a child. They just believe, they have never-ending faith and hope in what they read or hear at first glance. But as we get older, and life gets trickier, our faith starts to waver, our hope and belief in Jesus starts to fade, and we need more facts, logical reasoning, or tangible evidence before allowing ourselves the chance to believe in Him.
Reading my sons children’s bible has reminded me to be more child like when it comes to believing in the things of God. It has inspired me to have childlike faith and hope when it comes to asking him for healing, to perform miracles, to always believe that God has his hands over the details even when it doesn’t feel like it sometimes. Maybe we all need to look at Jesus, and look to God the way kids do, in absolute awe and with total pure faith. This may require us to let go of the need to control and fix everything. Sometimes, this may mean trusting in the unknown, trusting the process, trusting in Gods perfect timing, and believing that His ways are always for us, and for our good going forward ( Jeremiah 29:11)
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