You Know It, you Show it

If you’re happy and you know it, clap yourchildren and infants you have ordained praise
hands.(16)?’”
If you’re happy and you know it, clap yourIt was right for the children, especially to sing
hands.Jesus’ praise. It came from the heart. They
If you’re happy and you know it, then yourknew Jesus was the Savior and they just had to
life will surely show it.show what they knew by telling others about
If you’re happy and you know it, clap yourJesus.
hands.Well, look at all the things you know.
This could get noisy with all the people here todayYou Kindergarteners know how to read and write.
and all the happiness and emotions we are feeling.That’s really an accomplishment. I know it
And it is hard to keep something inside of you,was hard, hard work, but you did it! You did it!
especially when you are five or six. You knowAnd look at all the things you will be able to learn
something, you show it. A skinned knee bringsin school because you know how to read and
tears. A certificate and big hugs from yourwrite. Would anyone be so foolish as to, just
teachers brings happy smiles. It works that waybecause they were out of Mrs. Nielsen’s or
with our faith, too.Mrs. Sigler’s classrooms, would anyone be so
You Know It, You Show It.foolish as to say they were never going to read
1.You Know Jesus.or write again? No way! You know how to read
2.Your Lives Show It.and write and you are going to show it every
It was Palm Sunday. That was a big day for theday of your life by reading and writing.
people of Jesus’ day—sort of like the lastYou four-year olds know the letters of the
weekend before Christmas! The last chance to tellalphabet. You know how those letters and even
Mom and Dad what you are hoping Santa brings!combination of letters sound. You’ve been
Jerusalem, the capital city of Jesus’ country,practicing at drawing and coloring, so your hand
was packed full of people who were gettingcan color exactly where you want it to. You
ready for a big holiday. Jesus was coming toknow lots of other things, too, about the clouds
Jerusalem to celebrate the holiday, too. Thereand seeds, birds and bugs. You know so much
was a big ruckus as Jesus came into town, ridingmore now than before you started to go to
on a little donkey. He rode that donkey into town,school. You wouldn’t even want to go
right up to the Temple. And here’s whatthrough the summer not using what you’ve
Jesus did in the Temple.learned. You’ll color. You’ll look at books.
“The blind and the lame came to him at theYou will even see some TV shows about some
temple, and he healed them. But when the chiefanimals and you will know all about them. And
priests and the teachers of the law saw thesince you are ready for Kindergarten next year,
wonderful things he did and the children shouting inyou are ready to learn even more!
the temple area, ‘Hosanna to the Son ofYou know it, you show it.
David,’ they were indignant. ‘Do you hearYou know the words of songs we sing in chapel
what these children are saying?’ they askedand you show it by singing those songs in chapel
him (13-15).”and by singing those songs to your Mommy and
These children knew who Jesus was. They couldDaddy at home.
see Jesus healing blind people. Imagine that!You know the Bible stories about Jesus that you
Someone who couldn’t see—maybe for hislearned in class and you show it by answering
entire life, and then Jesus comes and makes himyour teacher’s questions about the story and
be able to see. And Jesus did that for many blindeven retelling others story that you’ve
people that day, not just for one or two. Andlearned.
there were people who couldn’t walk, lameYou know it, you show it.
people. You know how sad it is when you’veBut there’s something else you’ve
got a cut and your leg hurts so bad youlearned. You learned it because God himself taught
don’t want to walk on it. Or maybe evenyou. God taught you to believe in him. That’s
somebody here has broken their leg! At least wewhy you know Jesus is your Savior. That’s
could get better. These lame people were notwhy you know God the Father loves all people
going to get better, because no doctor in theand that especially includes you! That’s why
world could make them better. But Jesus could.you believe that the Holy Spirit will always keep
He healed all of them, too. And the children sawyour faith getting stronger and stronger and
this and they knew, they just knew, that nobodystronger. No matter where you go, no matter
had that kind of power, nobody could do anythingwhere you are, there God is with you! To help
like that except God himself. That’s why theyand protect.
called out to Jesus, “Hosanna to the Son ofYou know it, and you will show it. Oh, not by
David.” Yeah, Jesus! He’s the Savior!clapping your hands, or stomping your feet or
Yeah, Jesus! He’s the Son of God from Kingshouting “Hooray!” but by always believing
David’s line!” They knew Jesus was theJesus is our Savior. He will make sure we show,
Savior.not only what we’ve learned this year about
And they showed it. That’s why they werethe alphabet or reading or writing, but also what
shouting Jesus’ praises right in the Temple,we’ve learned about him.
even though some of the adults, the ones whoYou Know It, You Show It.
ran the Temple, didn’t like them being so1.You Know Jesus.
noisy. It didn’t bother Jesus, though. He could2.Your Lives Show It.
hear them. He liked to hear the children singingI know you are happy. So am I. You are happy
(and shouting) his praises. In fact, he said God theyou are graduating. I and your teachers, you
Father liked it too, and had even predicted, longmommies and daddies, grandpas and grandmas,
before, that the children would do just what theybrothers and sisters and all your relatives are
were doing now.happy for you that you are graduating. Keep
“Have you never read, ‘From the lips ofshowing all the good things that are inside you.