This skit focuses on the relationship between God and man. In this introduction to the book of Proverbs, Zelda learns the value of obedience and respect. She understands that the "fear of the Lord" is the beginning of wisdom.
Jesus befriends children. Pastor Rufus identifies children's valuable characteristics: obedience, teachable spirit, innocence, faith, and dependence on those who care for them as the reasons that Jesus values children.
"The Bible carrying out your Father's plan" is the deep message that Pastor Rufus uses to explain why he can't install a tether-ball pole in a small patch of grass because that is where his own dad wanted to build a greenhouse.