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They know of You in Hong Kong, they know in Baton Rouge
They know in Carolina, they know in Kathmandu
They know of You in Baltimore, they know in Germany
They even know of You in Nashville, Tennessee

It's amazing, so amazing, it's amazing how one man gets around
It's amazing, so amazing, it's amazing how one man gets around. ...

Yes, Charlie Peacock is in the background as I catch I few minutes to blog in a surprisingly quiet house on the threshold of a day which will be filled with the joy-filled playful shouts of kids at a friend's pool party. And what do I have to share in a few brief moments of time? 

School's in session!  Last night the Grosh family dinner devotions kicked off the new year with The Jesus Storybook Bible written by Sally Lloyd Jones and illustrated by Jago.  The girls are drawn into (and their parents affirm) the cliffhanger Story-telling approach of...

No, the Bible isn't a book of rules, or a book of heroes.  The Bible is most of all a Story.  It's an adventure story about a young Hero who comes from a far country to win back his lost treasure.  It's a love story about a brave Prince who leaves his palance, his throne -- everything -- to rescue the one he loves.  It's like the most wonderful of fairy tales that has come true in real life!

You see, the best thing about this Story is -- it's true.  

There are lots of stories in the Bible, but all the stories are telling one Big Story.  The Story of how God loves his children and comes to rescue them.

It takes the whole Bible to tell this Story.  And at the center of the Story, there is a baby.  Every Story in the Bible whispers his name.  He is like the missing piece in a puzzle -- the piece that makes all the other pieces fit.

And this is no ordinary baby.  This is the Child upon whom everything would depend.  This is the Child who would one day -- but wait.  Our Story starts where all good stories start.  Right at the very beginning ... (2007, p.14).

And they didn't want me to stop reading when I reached this part, but I did and picked it up this morning. ...

But before they left the garden, God made clothes for his children, to cover them. He gently clothed them and then he sent them away on a long, long journey -- out of the garden, out of their home

 

Well, in another, story, it would all be over and that would have been ...

The End

How fresh, true, and real is the Word and work of God the Father in His creation and children!  Take a moment to praise God the Father for the free-flowing gift of His Son and breath of life through the Spirit. 

Note:  An earlier post on children devotions, Passing on the faith.