Deuteronomy 11:19 New International Version (NIV)
19 Teach them to your children, talking about them
when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and
when you get up.
Moses gives us three crucial messages about God's
commandments. First, as parents, it is our responsibility to teach them to our
children — not the responsibility of the government, or of the schools, nor
even our churches. Second, we are to teach them in the everyday course of life
as we go about our routines as a family. Third, we are to teach them
continuously by both our words and our lives as we raise our children. Now we
can look at this as a job, a burden, a heavy responsibility, or we can see it
as an opportunity to shape a life for the future and partner with God in
raising a child to be a person that will make an eternal difference for the
Kingdom of God. What a joy to be a part of such a partnership!
Thought for today:
What am I teaching the children I come in contact with?
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