Day 6: Drummer Boy
Have you ever had the chance to watch a young child interact with a baby?
Babies are just drawn to younger kids. I've had so many mothers tell me their baby laughs the most when their older brother or sister gets down to play with them. I don't know why, but I love it.
This is the image I get when I hear this song The Little Drummer Boy.
I get this image of this young boy. This boy who wants to grow up so much and be a part of the group of people who are going to see this baby whom everyone claims is the King. The one who will save the world.
I imagine this boy who plays this drum and runs around sneaking into private meetings of wise men. He over hears what they say about baby Jesus and knows this baby is someone really important. He finds out that they are traveling to go meet the baby and bring him gifts, but he has nothing to bring.
So he decides, I'll give him everything I can. I can play a song.
As they make the journey he practices and practices. Until they get there. He sees the baby. He watches the wise men make their way to the baby and leave the gifts, then it's just him.
Chest out, drum in his lap, he looks at Mary and asks if he can play. She slightly nods her head and he begins. He keeps his head down concentrating and at the end looks up. Straight into the eyes of baby Jesus.
The whole room is watching. Watching this young boy play everything he has for this baby, the King. As he finishes his song a smile comes across Jesus's face.
The young boy lights up. With all the satisfaction and joy very few will ever feel. That feeling of giving absolutely everything for this King and feeling the contentment and love from the Savior and Messiah. The Lord of Lords and King of Kings. That feeling that nothing else matters in the world.
That's what we are called to live for. To simply bring glorification to Christ. To lay everything down at his feet, no matter how small it is.
Have you ever had the chance to watch a young child interact with a baby?
Babies are just drawn to younger kids. I've had so many mothers tell me their baby laughs the most when their older brother or sister gets down to play with them. I don't know why, but I love it.
This is the image I get when I hear this song The Little Drummer Boy.
I get this image of this young boy. This boy who wants to grow up so much and be a part of the group of people who are going to see this baby whom everyone claims is the King. The one who will save the world.
I imagine this boy who plays this drum and runs around sneaking into private meetings of wise men. He over hears what they say about baby Jesus and knows this baby is someone really important. He finds out that they are traveling to go meet the baby and bring him gifts, but he has nothing to bring.
So he decides, I'll give him everything I can. I can play a song.
As they make the journey he practices and practices. Until they get there. He sees the baby. He watches the wise men make their way to the baby and leave the gifts, then it's just him.
Chest out, drum in his lap, he looks at Mary and asks if he can play. She slightly nods her head and he begins. He keeps his head down concentrating and at the end looks up. Straight into the eyes of baby Jesus.
The whole room is watching. Watching this young boy play everything he has for this baby, the King. As he finishes his song a smile comes across Jesus's face.
The young boy lights up. With all the satisfaction and joy very few will ever feel. That feeling of giving absolutely everything for this King and feeling the contentment and love from the Savior and Messiah. The Lord of Lords and King of Kings. That feeling that nothing else matters in the world.
That's what we are called to live for. To simply bring glorification to Christ. To lay everything down at his feet, no matter how small it is.
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