My Grandpa Allen is 81 years
old. He has a hard time seeing things
with his eyes anymore so it’s hard for him to read his Bible, so when I visit
he has me read his Bible to him and that’s what I did yesterday. After I got done reading his Bible to him he
said “I sure do feel lucky that God wrote that book just for me and just for
you.” It reminded me of when I was a
little girl and my Grandma Allen said the same thing to me. She always told me, “Carrie, God loved you so
much that he wrote a book just for you.”
At the time I didn’t understand what my Grandma was saying to me, I
really thought the Bible was written for older people who could read it and
understand it. But earlier this week I
read a scripture in Matthew that says “Let the little children come to me, and
do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” God made sure to include children in the
Bible because YOU as a child are important to Him. God loved you so much that He wrote a book
just for you. My Grandma always was able
to explain things to me in a way I could understand, so what she did when I was
little was to put my name in place of words in the Bible so I could see how God
had written a book just for me. Now I
will read the same verse the way my Grandma used to read it to me “Let Alex come to me, Let Aggie come to me, Let Adam come to me. . . and
do not hinder Alex, Adam, Aggie, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.”
Let us pray: “Dear God, thank
you today for bringing these children into your house of worship. I pray that we remind our children today of
your love and how you prepared a special book just for each of them to read and
grow to know you better. Help each of us
learn your ways through your Holy word.
We love and praise you. In Jesus
name, Amen.”
