Grandma Thoughts

While reading my devotion for today, it led me to thinking about my 8 year old grandson. Lately, he has been asking questions about God. Now we’ve had conversations before, but he just blurts out a question and expects me to have the answer. One day while listening to the Christian radio station, he asked me if Jesus was God. My spur of the moment answer, was that God was Jesus’ father and his mother was Mary. So, I guess that makes him 50/50. Some things about Jesus are difficult for me to understand after all these years. So for an 8 year old, I tried to keep it simple. You know, child like faith? Theology is not my strong suit. But, I do know that Jesus is amazing, and personal and He loves us with a never ending love.

The other night we were watching a movie and the little girl said that God killed Jesus. Kameron asked me it that was true. I explained that Jesus willingly gave His live so that we could ask him into our hearts and be with Him in Heaven one day. Sometimes this old grandma struggles to find the right words to answer an 8 year old’s questions concerning God. Which brings me back to my devotion today.

Oswald Chambers tells us that we should never allow the limitation of our own natural ability to enter into the matter. If we have the Holy Spirit, God expects the work of the Spirit to be in us. Our capacity in spiritual matters, or to answer an 8 year old’s questions about God, rests on if we have received the Holy Spirit. He will give me just the right words to bring peace to my grandson’s heart. I believe…..and I’m resting in the fact, that he will work it all out for our good.