Isaiah 11:6b
“…and a little child shall lead them.” (GNTD)
Matthew 18:3
“I assure you that unless you change and become like
children, you will never enter the Kingdom of heaven.” (GNTD)
On Saturday my sister treated us (myself, niece and
nephew and a child they were babysitting) to California Pizza Kitchen (thanks
again sister!). After looking at the menu I decided to order the Five Cheese
and Fresh Tomato pizza. Yummy, yummy! My niece ordered ravioli, my sister had a
salad, while the other boys had pizza as well.
After our food came I offered a slice of my pizza to
my niece (it’s a tradition). I mean, I just couldn’t keep the hot melted taste
of Gouda to myself, it was too good-ahhh (in my Italian voice). Half way into
the gooey goodness I offered her another piece and she accepted.
A few seconds later the youngest member of our party
(age 4) said, “I want to share my pizza too! So he turned to my sister and
asked in the cutest, softest voice, “Would you like a slice of my pizza?”
Heart…melting…awww. I was so touched by his
generosity and willingness to share, because you know, at that age kids, aren't too keen on sharing.
As I was thinking about the exchange, my mind went
to our scripture for today, “…and a little child shall lead them.” In his innocence
and desire to be like the adults he emulated my behavior and gave something
that he really liked to someone else. But maybe even deeper than that, I believe
he just wanted to see my sister happy and make her smile, just as my niece had
done when I gave her a slice of my pizza.
Isn’t God the same way with us? Doesn’t he delight
in making us happy, in seeing us smile? This is why it pleased Him to give His
son so that we could have the freedom from sin and live an abundant, full life.
He also delights to see us mirror the same selfless behavior to our fellow man
so that they too can experience the simple pleasures of life or have a heavy
burden lifted.
Today, be ever mindful of your actions to family
members, co-workers, or strangers on the street, because you never know who is
watching!
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