He's baaaaccckkkkk!!

My friend's adorable little 9 year old boy, who also happens to be a spitfire, went down to his friend's house to play the other day. They had some old wood and were building things. He came home with a cross that he had put together and painted and a little stick figure he had put together that was Jesus. On it, he put 'He's back'. He told his mom that he knew that Jesus being on the cross had made her sad and he didn't want her to be sad because he's back! I know... all together now... 'Awwwwwww'. Doesn't get much sweeter than that does it?

It's really rather simple. Jesus is back, but yet we choose to live life in defeat. We choose to live like we don't have hope and that Jesus hasn't won the battle. Sometimes we look at the picture and we forget the ending. How could we? Jesus died, yes... and it should make us sad... very sad, but he also rose again. He truly is 'back'. We don't have to live in defeat. We can live in victory. Short, sweet and simple today. Next time you feel defeated remember a little boy reminding his mom she doesn't have to be sad... because Jesus is back. It's so true... from the mouths of babes.