Profound Innocence!

Something profound happened for me the other day. Others might think that it’s trivial or nothing at all but as a mother of three little boys, it is very epic for me. See, they are not just my sons; I am raising future Spiritual Leaders. Boys, who will grow up to be Godly men, in turn lead their wives and family in a Christ-like way.

There are times where I feel what I am teaching them with the Word of God and my actions fall on little deaf/blind eyes/ ears, but the other day wasn’t one of them. And I believe my Heavenly Father has shown me that through Him these lessons will prosper.

So here is what happened!! 

While teaching my son’s about the beauty and poetry of the Bible, they were wild and unruly. They were boys! I was trying to teach them from the verse, “The grass withers, the flower fades, But the Word of our God stands forever!” –Isaiah 40:8 My youngest two were captured by the words “Flowers”.

“Flowers!” They cried. “We bought flowers!” Indeed we had! The week before we had bought some daffodils that had not yet opened up. We placed them in water and the next day they were open as wide as can be! Like, they were announcing the Beauty of the Lord with their bloom. Sadly, like the scripture stated, they were sitting in the vase wilting away. They were fading.

My son Caleb ( age 7) walked over to the wilting flowers and stared into them. He touched each fading bloom and smiled.

“You know what,” He stated. “The flowers do fade away. God’s Word is the only things that never will. It remains the same. So, His Word is the most beautiful flower ever.”

My heart swelled inside my chest and my spirit was exhilarated! How could a seven year old figure this out? That’s when I felt the breath of God whisper in my ear:

He said to them, “But who do you say I am?”

Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.”

Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in Heaven.” -Matthew 16: 15-17

To me, this was very profound! What a great day in this Mothers life to see that her son hears from the Lord. That in his little innocence, a great thing many struggle to see, was revealed to him.  Now whenever I read Isaiah 40:8, I will read it in a whole new light. What I hold in my hands is not just a book, but the most Beautiful Never Wilting Flower of God. What a Gift!!