Was Jesus' friend. When Jesus asked, "Who do you think I am?" Peter was the only disciple brave enough to answer back, "God's Son, the Messiah." Then Jesus said, "On this rock I will build my church." Matthew 16:18
This is the simple story that I told over breakfast this morning with H&L. I read the story and showed them the black and white line drawing of cartoon illustrated Jesus and Peter. Checking for comprehension I asked, "who is this?" and Harper said, "is Jesus." Then I pointed to Peter and said, "and who is this?" and Harper said, "is two Jesuses!" Not quite baby, but I'm sure there is a lesson in omnipotence there somewhere, right?
Anyway, I repeated Jesus' declare and asked them to say it with me. My three year old girls repeated, "On this rock I build my church!" and it occurred to me, "why is this the first time I have requested that they repeat Scripture back to me?" It seems like they are having fun and their words are intelligible...
Oh yea, because they are three.
But it also occurred to me that now is the perfect time. In the same way that they love and adore the idea of going to the beach or to the park to feed the ducks, they love and adore "Jesus." Why not foster this love and adoration? And how appropriate is it that the first verse that they lock into their memories and hearts be, "On this rock I will build my Church?"
Such a precious moment in my day.
Thank you Peter for your bravery.
Thank you Jesus for your Church.
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David got in trouble for lying, this past week. When we came home, I asked him to get his Bible and meet me in the living room. I had him look up a few verses that talk about lying as a sin and the fact that God cannot lie. He looked them up and read them to me. We finished with Job's declaration that his lips will never utter a lie. He cried, after we were finished, but they were repentant tears, and I am ok with those kinds of tears. He hugged me later and apologized for lying.
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