Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Is Eli a prophet?

Yesterday we were talking about the late Zukey (my brother and sister's dog who recently was put to sleep). Eli asked if Zukey was coming on the family trip to the beach. I told him, "No, Zukey is in heaven and God wont let Zukey come back for his grandparents anniversary." Katie said, "She's dead, Eli! Everyone dies!" Then Eli looked at us and said "Not me. I'm not dieing on earth." I asked what he meant. He said "I'm not gonna die. Jesus is gonna capture me." I said, "you mean Jesus is gonna come back and rapture you?" He shook his head yes. This brought on a whole conversation about the rapture and whether or not Katie wanted to be raptured or die "like a normal person"! Two things popped in my head. Number 1, where on earth did Eli, my 3 year old son, learn about or even hear the word rapture?! And number 2, looking at the world the way it is, he very well may be right. Because the Bible does say Jesus is coming back "after all these things" and many of the "these things" have happened or are happening now. I need to be more serious about teaching my kids to honor and follow God; I need to be more open in sharing my faith all around; I need to be more in tune with what God is saying to me today! Jesus is coming back. Perhaps we wont die; perhaps we will all be "captured".

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