Who Knew?

Look out world, apparently I have some unresolved issues!

You Are Elektra

"You don't know how I feel. I want revenge."

What Superheroine Are You?

Angora is burning - it's only 4 miles. Is that far?












The sun seen through the smoke.

What's with the hat? =)

Emerald Bay

Emmett & Omma hiking

As Promised...

Vacation Pics!
Emmett & Appa hiking

Who is God?

I had only vaguely thought of the moment when an innocent question like "Who is God" would come from Emmett's lips. I knew eventually it would happen. I suppose, I was expecting him to be a bit older.

As part of our bedtime routine, we read a story from the Children's Bible. This evening's reading was of Moses parting the Red Sea. We had already learned about the 'Bad King' (Pharoah), and his bad treatment of God's people. This particular children's Bible even talks about the Passover event - another tough concept to explain. "Omma, what is blood?" uh.. uh.., well... um... (never did get a good one for that!). As anyone who has spent any time reading aloud from a children's Bible knows, they are sometimes still trying to convey messages that are hard for kids to understand. So we often use the written story as a guideline, and talk through the picture to explain what is happening. And this is how the inevitable question occured.

Jen - "See Moses raising his arms like that?"
Emmett - "uh-huh"
Jen - "Do you remember what happens to the water when he does that?"
Emmett - non-verbal head shake
Jen - "The water opens up, and the people can walk on the bottom of the lake"
Emmett - "Why?"
Jen - "So that they can escape the bad king"
Emmett - "Why He raise both hands like that?"
Jen - "Cause God told him to"
Emmett - "Who is God"

Just like that - Who is God? I think we all ask the question, at some point. It's just that as adults, we stopped asking it out loud for the most part. I stumbled through a lousy explanation of God as our Father and Creator. Emmett wasn't too convinced when I said that God made both him and Moby. "But Moby is a dog!" was Emmett's reply. Well, yeah, but God makes... ugh

Anyway... What struck me more than the fact that my 3 year old had just nailed me to the door of one of the toughest questions in humanity, was that I really had no good way to describe who God was/is. Biblically, He is the Great I AM, the Alpha and Omega, etc - this is not easy to explain. God is the Father and Creator, the lover of humanity, the ultimate judge, the all powerful. Again, not easy concepts to get into kid talk. I could see Emmett at school. "God made Moby, he's the alphabet and o-meghan."

I'll tell you one thing though - Emmett's innocent question has made me think. Made me remember a little of who God is, forced me to stop, pause, and remember the vastness which is our God. The awesomeness that is Him. And that He, the all powerful, creator of good and evil, actually knows my name. He wants me at his table, by His Son's invitation. I'm in awe.

Who is God - He is indescribable.