Resurrection Eggs day 2

Following our reading and discussion about the 2nd Resurrection Egg, Baxter went straight to his journal (well, not exactly straight to it, he doesn't quite go in a straight line to much of anywhere!) and drew a picture of what we had just read. I don't know if he will do this for all twelve eggs, but it has been a real sweet way to deepen our understanding if the first two days.

The light pink egg contained three silver coins. These were to represent the thirty silver coins Judas accepted in trade for betraying Jesus and leading the enemies to Jesus.

As Baxter traced a coin thirty times (he may not go in a straight line but he is perseverant!) it struck me that no amount of money in the world should have satisfied Judas to turn over Jesus - the Son of God, Savior of the world - to His enemies. To betray the one who made Him and sustains Him and who was willing to come as a human to live and die to bring salvation.

It also strikes me that Jesus could have avoided being handed over, He was in fact The Son of God - both God and man. He could have bolted or resisted or defended himself. And yet He went willingly when His accusers came. He went because of the joy set before Him to ransom a people of His own possession.

Thankful for simple five year old drawings to help this momma stop and think about what Easter is really all about!

Matthew 26:14-16
14 Then one of the twelve, whose name was Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
15 and said, "What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?" And they paid him thirty pieces of silver.
16 And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him.

(Note - Judas is behind that red area. He has a sad and mad face because He is disobeying.)