I was reading John 3 today - the passage where Nicodemus sneaked over in the night to ask Jesus a bunch of questions. The more Jesus explains, the more confused Nick gets. Jesus reminds Nick about the strange time when the Israelites were being attacked by poisonous snakes. Moses had made a big bronze serpent and put it on a flag pole. When I was a kid, I had a Bible with a picture of that bronze snake - really creeped me out! Anyway, if the wounded people would look at the bronze snake, they would be healed.
Jesus makes this comparison for Nick: just as they looked up at it and received life, anyone who looks up to me on the cross will receive eternal life. So simple. So clear. I'm not sure why I forget to look up so often.
Tonight I'm going to be intentional about spending at least a couple of minutes at dinner talking with my kids about why it's important to look to Jesus. Will you join me and do the same at your table?
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