Heaven or Jail

So tonight as I was giving baths, Eli was instructed to get his PJ's. He proceeded to throw a fit and because Maddie was in the tub, I chose to ignore it this time (believe me if I had been free, it would not have ended the same). So Nathaniel quietly goes over and begins talking to him. Eli quiets and listens. The conversation went something like this:

N - "Eli you are making a choice. You are choosing to not obey and you are being bad. You have to decide, do you want to go to Heaven or Jail?"

Although I can't see Eli's face, I can imagine the look of fear and surprise that may have accompanied his timid, "what".

N- "You have to decide if you want to go to Heaven and live with Jesus, and obey mom, or if you want to go to jail with bad people".

To Nathaniel the choice seemed simple, who would ever choose Jail over Heaven?!?

Nathaniel proceeded to get his Bible and tell Eli the story of Creation. (I think because it is the first story).

When I called Nathaniel in to brush his teeth, he was so excited. "Mom, I told Eli about Jesus". I didn't know he was old enough yet, but I showed him my Bible and the story about God creating everything and he is big enough for me to tell about Jesus".

Then he looked at Sissy and said, "Sissy, when you get a little bigger, I'm gonna tell you about Jesus too".

Our little Missionary is hard at work and we know Jesus is guiding Him. Praise the Lord for opportunities to tell little ones about "Heaven and Jail".