This week, we have our first installment in the Kids’ Question of the Week blog series, brought to you by children’s author Kathryn Slattery and her new book, If I Could Ask God Anything. Don’t forget to drop your kids’ biggest God questions over in our Contest area to win the book and more from Tommy Nelson!

God is the creator of everything, visible and invisible. God created heaven and the angels. God created time and space. From God’s fingertips tumbled galaxies, stars, the sun, the moon, and our beautiful planet earth. God loved His creation so much that He didn’t stop there. God created the oceans, the animals, the birds in the sky, and the fish in the sea. God created human beings (Genesis 1-2).

God created you!

Every child has a biological or earthly mother and father. Earthly moms and dads are not perfect. Because they are human, they make mistakes. Earthly moms and dads can get tired and grumpy. They can have problems and get divorced. Because they are human, earthly parents can get hurt or sick and die.

The good news is that every child also has a spiritual parent, known as our Father God in heaven. God loves us perfectly and never gets tired or grumpy or sick. Best of all, God never dies.

God’s children include all the people on earth. God’s children include people who are living and people who have died. Do you know someone who is expecting a baby? God’s children even include people who haven’t been born yet (Psalm 139:13-16).

Here’s the best news: You are a child of God! (1 John 3:1)

Who is God?
God is your Creator and your perfect parent.

What is the best word to describe what God is like?
God is love. (1 John 4:8)

Kathryn Slattery is a long-time Contributing Editor for Guideposts magazine, and the author of several books including If I Could Ask God Anything: Awesome Bible Answers for Curious Kids, the memoir Lost & Found: One Daughter’s Story of Amazing Grace, The Gospel for Kids, Grandma, I’ll Miss You: A Child’s Story about Death and New Life, and The Grace to Grow: The Power of Christian Faith in Emotional Healing. Learn more about her work at her website, and on Facebook.

As you read Kathryn’s questions and answers for children, we want to know: Who do you tell your kids God is? Is this answer helpful?