Jeffie and a Grandpa
(Unknown Author)
Jeffie was in his playpen and he was crying. Tears were rolling
down his little cheeks, his face was red as it could be. He was crying,
and he looked pitiful in his little baseball T-shirt and a diaper.
Then Jeffie's Grandpa entered the room; Jeffie's little face lit
up when he saw his Grandpa! He immediately reached out his little arms in
supplication and said "Out Papa out."
What is a Grandpa to do? How can someone resist that? So Grandpa went over to the playpen, he bent over. He reached
down to lift his little buddy from captivity and distress . . .
Just then "Law and Order" walked into the room.
Momma said "Jeffie, you stay right there! I'm punishing you
because you have been naughty! Dad, leave Jeffie alone!"
What is a Grandpa to do? Grandpa backs off and is thinking, "I can't just pick up a
book and read it with Jeffie here. He would think I was uncaring and distant. I
can't leave the room because he would feel like I have abandoned him."
What is a Grandpa to do? But you know what? Love always finds a way. Since Grandpa
couldn't take Jeffie out of the playpen, Grandpa climbed in with Jeffie! Grandpa said "If you are in the playpen buddy, I'm in the
playpen too. What are you in for? What is your sentence?" Having Grandpa join him in his "prison cell" brought
Jeffie great comfort and joy. In the midst of his captivity, Jeffie no longer felt so
alone.
What Jeffie's Grandpa did is also a picture of what Jesus Christ
did for us when He came to Earth as a baby. God the Father yearned to reach down into our "playpen of
captivity" and pull us out. He could not . . . because of our disobedience . .
. because of our sin. What did God do?
God climbed into our "playpen" with us!
When Jesus Christ entered into our "playpen of
captivity," He took the sin and disobedience that should have been ours alone, releasing us
from our captivity . . . allowing us the opportunity to experience the
fullness of life God has for us!
The message is simple, clear and personal: God with us . . . He
loves you so much He sent His one and only Son, Jesus Christ!
"For God so loved the world that He gave His
one and only Son, that whoever
believes in Him shall not perish but have Eternal
Life.
For God did not send His Son into the world to
condemn the world, but to
save the world through Him. Whoever believes in
Him is not condemned, but
whoever does not believe stands condemned already
because he has not
believed in the name of God's one and only
Son." John 3:16-18 (NIV)
"A chip on the shoulder is a heavy load to
carry."
"'Come to Me, all who are weary and
heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.
Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me,
for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you
shall find rest for your souls.
For My yoke is easy, and My load is light.'"
Matthew 11:28-30
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