Good Morning Friends!! Forever His, Friday! I found a cool, fun, yet learning project for my Sunday school kids for Lent. They are making posters depicting the events of Holy Week. To get us going we read the events starting with Palm Sunday through Christ’s resurrection from the Gospels; then we went over each major event and talked about how they could make posters for them. I let them pick the event they wanted and told them to be as creative as they wanted to be. Thanks to lots of generous crafters and friends that donate cool stuff, we had more than enough things to cut and glue and paint and color…..from popsicle sticks to colorful feathers, live palm leaves, and real pokey thorns for His crown! They were so excited as they started gathering things, the teachers and I kept very busy finding their requests and making some little suggestions, but I was very adamant that I wanted the posters to be the kids….however they turned out….the kids were doing their best! Sometimes it is very hard for us to let the kids do their own thing, seems like we often think we know how to do things better than the actual doer! So, as hard as it was for us adults I insisted all the way that the kids could do it their way….with the skills that they have. Each child has different creative abilities, so the posters are all very different, some quite intricate others simple….but each one perfect because each child did their very best with the skills that our Father gave them….I even let them pick the place in the church they wanted to hang their posters….they decided on the big hallway between the fellowship hall and our classrooms….perfect…Now the plain white walls are adorned with HOLY WEEK…..the children are proud of their accomplishments….I am proud of them….As we hung our last poster I thought, sure hope the congregation likes them…..doesn’t judge them….but appreciates that the children did their best to God’s glory. As I have pondered our posters this week, I know that God wants each of us to always do our very best…..using the skills that we have from HIM. We are all different, so we don’t do things the same way, that’s ok… "Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve other, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter 4:10-11. “Each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, anther has that.” 1 Corinthians 7:7. Point is, use it….God gives to us, and desires that we use our gifts to His glory and….”Encourage the timid, help the weak, be patient with everyone.” 1 Thessalonians. So,….”Serve Him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every motive behind the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you.” 1 Chronicles 28:9. Father help us to, “Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both now and forever!”
2 Peter 3:18.
Have a great weekend! Love you all!
