While attending a devotional at Hillbrook Christian Camp a speaker made reference to Jesus being betrayed, arrested, hung, and ultimately dying on the cross. As he moved on from that point, he was interrupted by a little boy in the assembly. His sweet little voice had a worried tone to it as he asked the speaker, “Someone killed God?”

The little boy was reassured and the speaker moved on with his lesson.
However, I haven’t been able to shake that little boy’s question, and the way that he asked it.

I honor this little boy’s boldness and inquisitiveness to speak up and seek clarification about something so important. If only adults had the same courage to question.

I also honor this little boy’s concern. The thought that God might be dead was of great concern to him. You could hear it in his voice. If only adults had the same level of concern. Maybe not as to whether God is dead or not, but as to whether we are dead to Him. What else matters if God is dead or if we are dead to Him?

I want to thank Donovan Scott for his question, his concern, and for reminding me of how much we can learn from the innocence of youth.

“…and a little child shall lead them.” (Isaiah 6:11)

Steve Higginbotham