As of this past Saturday, I officially have a five year old son. We have tried to instill knowledge of God in his life since he was old enough to talk and attend children’s Sunday school. My husband informed me that our son saw the Bible we used at our wedding (it is considered the family Bible), and it has our names and wedding date are on that Bible. Our son has requested his own Bible with his name and birth date only printed on the front. My, my! He is only five and already asking for a Bible. Where does the time go?
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
Psalms 19:2-3
Time flies…and life flies. We are busy with work, school, family, etc. Yet, a five year old boy can stop and ask for a Bible. Every Saturday night and Sunday morning, a five year old boy can stop and ask if we are going to church. If a five year old can stop and ask if he is going to church today or for his own Bible then so should we. We should seek the Lord so we have knowledge of Him. We should pass this knowledge on to those who do not believe. We should help God place a yearning for Him in our kids and those around us. Pass the word along. It spreads the knowledge of God to the ends of the earth.
We should seek God daily. Noah and Moses looked for His guidance during their trials. The prophets listened to God, and spread His message upon command. Jesus commanded his disciples to spread the word and the knowledge of Jesus to the world. Thanks to the Internet, telephone, airplanes, cars, boats, trains, Skype, etc., we can spread the knowledge of God to every language, nation, and culture in the world. We can use our knowledge that was passed down from the disciples to spread the knowledge of God.
But Jesus said, “Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
Matthew 19:14
My son has asked for his own Bible. I know that is mainly because of having his own name on there, but I also know that he yearns for God. It never fails that he asks on Saturday nights if we are going to church tomorrow. I hope that when he gets his own Bible in four and a half months that we can continue to help his yearning grow to the point he becomes a child of Jesus. We are not going to hinder him or his sister from becoming a child of God.
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Dear God, please give us the strength to spread Your word. Bless us in our work for You. Be with us as we spread Your word. Thank You for the tools You have given us to finish the mission You have given us. Amen.
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thank you, laura…you are so right: we should be SEEKing Him daily and SPEAKing of His goodness and grace! <3
Dr. Dobson tells of a story in his book about raising boys similar to this. His family was on vacation and were cabin bound because of the weather until Sunday. His family had a rule about always going to church on Sunday; however, he thought the last few days and vacation made justice for doing some skiing on Sunday. After declaring plans he was approached by his wife to go speak with his son. He was upstairs upset and crying because of Dad’s decision. He said he had never known him to stray from family absolutes. He apologized to his son and went back and told his family and his friends family of their decision to go to a nearby village for church. He told the other family that they were welcome to go skiing; however, his family was attending church. The other family decided to join them and they stayed one extra day at the cabin in order to ski on Monday.
Our kids watch every minute of our lives and watch every decision we make from cheating on our taxes, being honest about mistakes on restraunt bills, to going to church on Sunday.
I pray my son will see the importance of reading the Bible through my own life. Thanks for the wake up call Laura!
I have been told through countless Bible studies about raising children that children learn behavior through watching. That is why it is important to model Christian behavior for our children.
they are always watching…and remembering! <3
Wow! What a GREAT blog, Laura! I love the comments that have been shared, too! We truly need to watch every word, and action, said and done, in front of our kids. They absorb way more than we realize! Thank you for this reminder! I pray God speaks volumes to your son, as he begins his new Bible! Maybe you have a little preacher in the making!! 🙂