"Give a Little "Prayer-Whistle"
Nancy Bauer, Washington
"For the
promise (of the Holy Spirit) is to and for you and your
children..."Acts
2:39 (AMP)
What an awesome
promise from
Jesus! Even our
kids can be guided by the
Holy Spirit!
If you tell a
child they can be guided by the Holy Spirit, he would
probably conjure up pictures of Scooby Do being chased by a ghost.
So how do you
explain to them who the Holy Spirit is, so they too, can
share in
Jesus'
promise?
Let's think
like a kid...What character would a child know that was a
guide, constant companion, comforter and a conscience? JIMINY CRICKET!
Jiminy was all
those things to Pinocchio, as Pinocchio sought to be a
real boy.
Jiminy tried to
keep Pinocchio on the right path; reminding him what
was right and wrong, and stood by him to comfort him in his troubles.
Eventually
Pinocchio DOES become a real boy with Jiminy's guidance.
We, and our
kids, can have REAL life, too...the life God intended us to
have...by listening and obeying our constant Comforter, Conscience, and
companion...The Holy Spirit!
This is exactly
the reason
Jesus sent Him
to us...to comfort and guide
us AND our children!
Jesus said in
John 14:16, "And I will pray the Father, and He will give
you another Helper, that He may abide in you forever-The Spirit of
Truth...for He dwells with you, and will be in you. I will not leave you
orphans..."
Jesus
didn't want us left alone… as "orphans". And like Jiminy was to
Pinocchio, The Holy Spirit is our Constant Companion, and our
Friend...just by asking...just by giving a little "prayer-whistle"!
o
So if you know someone, young or old, who wants to know and understand
this awesome part of God… tell them;
o "When you get in trouble,
o And you don't know right from wrong,
o Give a little prayer,
o The Holy Spirit will be there!"
"ALWAYS
LET THE HOLY SPIRIT BE YOUR GUIDE!"
Practicing my
"prayer-whistle",
Nancy
"Umma" Bauer
