Moments Together for Couples 4/7

by Dennis and Barbara Rainey

1 Corinthians 1:23,24
But we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block, and to the Gentiles foolishness, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

Easter is a great time to remember our responsibilities to tell our children, as well as others, of their need for salvation, and of how they can be forgiven through faith in Jesus Christ.

But you'd better be prepared to grin when you talk to children about spiritual matters! They'll say almost anything, as one grandfather recently learned.

As Grandpa Bob drove into the driveway he could see his four-year-old granddaughter, Julie, and a couple of her friends playing in the backyard. It was almost Easter and he wanted to know how much these children knew about the Easter story.

Approaching the three little girls he asked, "Who knows why we celebrate Easter every year?"

One friend chirped up first: "Oh, that's when you go to the mall and sit on the big bunny rabbit's lap and tell him what you want in your Easter basket."

Her second pal's answer was no better: "No, no, no! It's when you get a tree and hang eggs on it, and you wake up on Sunday and there's presents under it and..."

At this point Grandpa interrupted and gently said, "That's a good guess, but that's not quite right. Julie, do you know why we celebrate Easter?"

Julie nodded her head. "It's when Jesus was crucified. He died, and His disciples put His body in the grave. They rolled a big stone in front of the opening. And the guards went to sleep. Then, on the third day, there was an earthquake and the stone rolled away...."

Grandpa was really encouraged that Julie knew so many details. Then she continued: "And then the entire town would come out by the grave. And if Jesus came out and saw His shadow they knew there would be six more weeks of winter!"

Well, at least little Julie had a portion of the message right!

Prayer:

Thank God for sending His Son to die in our place and raising Him from the dead so that we might believe in Him and experience God's total forgiveness for our sins.

Discuss: How well do your children know the Easter story? Make plans now to explain it to them.

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