Judah continues to play with his Christmas Nativity play set. He has started to set it up himself with the animals, the wise men, and the shepherd. He especially likes the donkey with the little cart that attaches to his back and drives them around.
One day though, we were talking about baby Jesus. Judah pointed out that Jesus had eyes and a mouth and a head. After this, we went upstairs to get dressed and Judah brought the figurine with us.
What a lesson Judah taught me.
Jesus was God in human flesh. He came into the world as a baby, grew up into a man, and suffered on the cross for our sins. Jesus had eyes, a mouth, and a head. Jesus knows what it is like to be sad, hurt, and in pain.
If that was not enough, Judah reminded me that Jesus goes everywhere with us. We can take Him anywhere to any situation, circumstance, or problem. Our friend Hopelynn reinforced this point the other day when she told her mommy that she wanted to take Jesus out of her heart. "Why, do you want to do that," asked mommy. "Because I want to talk to Him face to face."
Jesus was named Immanuel which means, "God with us." I am so thankful that Jesus is not only real in the eyes of my toddler but to me as well.
What a great lesson! From the mouths of babes!!
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