The Life of Our Lord in Simple Language for Little Children — John Shaqi
The Life of Our Lord in Simple Language for Little ChildrenAnonymous
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The Life of Our Lord in Simple Language for Little Children
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Jesus Christ -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
For five days more, Our Lord came every morning to Jerusalem, and went
back in the evening to the house of Lazarus to sleep. And He taught His
apostles many things, and talked with the Pharisees and priests in the
Temple. One day, when His disciples showed Him what a grand place the
Temple was, He told them that not one stone would be left on another.
And He said that one day He would come again to judge the world.
One day, He saw a very poor woman--she was a widow--drop two
mites--that is, less than a farthing--into the box that was placed for
men to give money to the Temple. And Jesus said to His disciples, "This
poor widow has cast in more than they all, for the rich men could spare
all they gave, but she has given to God all the living she had."
You see, God does not mind how small the gift is that we offer to Him,
if it is all we can do; He loves the gift of the poor.
[Illustration: THE WIDOW'S MITE.]
One day some of the wicked people who wanted to find fault with Him,
came and asked Our Lord if it was right to pay the tax to the Romans.
Jesus said, "Show me a penny;" and when they brought it He said, "Whose
likeness is on it and what name?" They said, "Cæsar's." Then said
Jesus, "Give to Cæsar the things that are Cæsar's, and to God the
things that are God's."
It was of no use to teach these men; they would not believe though
they heard how wisely Jesus spoke and saw the wonderful works He did.
Some of the chief rulers believed on Him, but they were afraid of the
Pharisees and would not say that they did; for the Bible tells us they
loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
It was on one of the first days of this week, that some Greeks came to
the Apostle Philip and said, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus." Philip told
Andrew, and they went together to tell Our Lord. Jesus said that the
hour was come that He should be glorified, and He spoke to the Greeks,
and told them that if any man served Him, God would honour him; and
ended His words by saying, "Father, glorify Thy Name," and there came a
voice from heaven, saying, "I have both glorified it and will glorify
it again." Some of the people who stood by said that it thundered; but
others--perhaps the Greeks, who were nearer--said that an angel spoke
to Him. Our Lord told them that the voice came not for Him but for
their sakes. It was meant to make them believe in Jesus, and these good
Greeks must have gone away sure now that He was indeed the expected
Christ.
Now, Our Lord had told the apostles to get Him a room in which He
would eat the Passover with them, and, when they were there, Our Lord
took a towel and poured some water into a basin and began to wash His
disciples' feet, and wipe them with the towel. But, when He came to
Peter, Peter said, "Lord, Thou shalt not wash my feet."
He thought it was not fit that Our Lord should do as a servant would.
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