Shame

Lately my 5 year-old son has been starting to show his sin nature. It’s a good reminder that without Jesus every intention of the thoughts of men are evil all the time.

It’s sad though to see sin in the life of a little boy.

Last night my son was giving my wife a run for her money. She got him in trouble and then found him sometime
later hiding under his covers sobbing uncontrolably in shame for the way he had treated his mom.

How awful to see you small children coming to know shame- coming face to face with their own sin. It’s depressing, but it also caries hope that one day they will turn to Jesus.

I know that God is a sovereign God, but lately I’ve been praying that God will save my children someday. Sure they have ‘faith like a child’ now and love Jesus. And I know with all my heart that if they were to die at this young age that they would surely go to be with Him.

But as they get older and the effects of sinful man start to weigh heavily on their precious souls, I hope that they call out to God to save them and give to them His righteousness and His Spirit to live according to His will.

I hold the verse to heart that says,” teach your children in the way they should go and when they are old they will not depart from it.” And I believe that teaching them the Gospel from the Scriptures from a young age will make a great difference for them when they go out into the world on their own.

Because the day when my son exits his shame behind his blankets and embraces new life in Christ will be better than any day I could ever imagine.