Sharing Jesus Without Fear

At first glance, there's nothing really special about this picture. It's an average night at our house. It's getting close to bedtime and everyone is winding down from a busy day. It's the conversation that was taking place that I wanted to remember when I took the picture.

Nathan is telling his sister about Jesus. The conversation goes something like this.

"You know, we're all going to die. But Jesus, He's a real nice guy, you know. He died on the cross, but He came back to life. And when we die, you know, we can go to Heaven. And I'll be there with you..."

I have prayed for my children's salvation since before they were born. I have asked that God would make their little hearts tender towards spiritual things. Every night, we read Bible stories to them and pray with them, and I have seen their interest in the Lord and His Word grow. Have my children realized that they are sinners in desperate need of a Savior? I don't know that they have. But I am convinced that they accept everything about Jesus and His sacrificial death that they are capable of understanding. Nathan knows that Jesus loves him, and he knows that Jesus is so important that telling Lily about Him just can't wait.