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Sometimes we laugh at the things children say. We find these things funny because they are so illogical and senseless. This is true also with faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. To the "logical" world, placing faith in something that cannot be seen or touched is considered absolutely insane. Yet, Christ expects us to have this kind of blind faith, the kind a child has in his or her parents. This faith is how a child can say some really crazy things with a tone of assurance, fully believing that what he or she is saying is true and factual.

and Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, and said, "and verily I say unto you, except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 18:2-3)

COFFEE IN BED

A sweet little boy surprised his grandmother one
morning and brought her a cup of coffee that he had made
himself. Anxiously, he waited to hear the verdict on the quality
of the coffee. Never in her life had the grandmother ever had
such a bad cup of coffee, and as she forced down the last sip she
noticed three little green army men in the bottom of the cup.
She asked, "Honey, why would three little green army men
be in the bottom of my cup?" Her grandson replied, "You know
Grandma, it's like they say on TV... 'The best part of waking up
is soldiers in your cup.'"

ADAM'S SUIT

A little boy opened the big family Bible with
fascination, and looked carefully at the old pages as he turned
them. Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible and he picked
it up and looked at it closely. It was an old leaf from a tree that
had been pressed in between the pages. "Momma, look
what I found," the boy called out. "What have you got there, dear?"
his mother asked. With astonishment the young boy replied,
"I think it's Adam's suit!"

GOD'S CREATION

At Sunday School they were teaching the children
that God created everything, including human beings. Little
Johnny, a child in the Kindergarten class, seemed especially
interested when they told him how Eve was created out of
one of Adam's ribs. Later in the week his mother noticed him
lying down as though he were ill and said, "Johnny what is the
matter?" Little Johnny responded, "I have a pain in my side. I
think I'm going to have a wife."

BEING JESUS

A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin,
age 5 and Ryan, age 3. The boys began to argue over who would
get the first pancake and their mother saw the opportunity for
a moral lesson. If Jesus were sitting here, He would say, 'Let
my brother have the first pancake! ...I can wait.'" Kevin turned
to his younger brother and said, "Ryan, you be Jesus!"

LOVE YOUR SIBLING AS YOURSELF

A Sunday school teacher was discussing the
Ten Commandments with her five and six-year-olds.
After explaining the commandment to 'honor thy father and thy
mother,' she asked, "Is there a commandment that teaches us how
to treat our brothers and sisters?" Without missing a beat, one
little boy answered, "Thou shall not kill."

PICTURE OF GOD

A Kindergarten teacher was observing her students
while they drew. Occasionally, she walked around to see each
child's artwork. When she stopped by the desk of one little girl
who was working diligently, she asked what the girl was drawing.
The girl replied, "I'm drawing God. "The teacher paused and
said, "But no one knows what God looks like." Without looking up
from her drawing the girl replied, "They will in a minute."

BRAVERY

One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm, a
mother was tucking her young son into bed. She was about to
turn off the light when he asked with a tremor in his voice,
"Mommy will you sleep with me tonight?" The mother smiled and gave
him a reassuring hug. "I can't dear, I have to sleep in
daddy's room." A long silence was broken at last by his shaking
little voice, "The big sissy."