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To a six year old, snack is worth a million dollars.

Yesterday, I taught Sunday school. I asked one of the boys to come up and sit a chair. From my pocket I pulled a million dollar bill and handed it to him. The only condition was that in order to keep it, he had to stay in the chair. Sounds easy, right?

I proceeded to ask him questions. How will you go to the bathroom? How will you get food? How will you play with your friends? What will you do when dad comes and tells you it is time to go? His response was, "I will take the chair with me." I replied with, "I gave you the money, but you are sitting on the churches chair, so it will have to stay where it is."

I then told the story from Luke about the man who stored up his grain in barns and never used it. He just focused on how much he had until he ran out of room. Then instead of using it or giving it away, he just built bigger barns. After the barns were completed, the man died and he never got to use any of what he spent all his time holding on to.

I then ask the boy in the chair, "What do you think is more pleasing to God, you having a million dollars or listening to your parents?" His response "Listening to my parents?" "So when dad comes you are going to give me back the money?", I asked. "No, I am keeping it!"

When it was time for his class to go to the art station, I expected him to get up, but he wanted to stay. So, when the next class came in, I worked through the same steps. All his responses were the same.

The time came again for the groups to switch. I heard the boy say, "Is it my turn for snack?" I told him "Yes." He looked at me. I looked at him and said, "So are you ready to give me the money?" He looked at it for a few seconds. He looked at me, and then out the door toward the snack area and said "Yes!" He handed me the money and ran out the door.

I am still trying to get my head around the depth of what that exposed to me.