Kiddos could teach us a thing or two
Deuteronomy 6:7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
We have completed our first vision phase at Lakehaven Community Church, which has allowed me to move onto the next step of the vision. The next step is the reworking of the Sunday School and youth programs for a central focus. All aspects of our youth programs should work together, and have a common theme. In vision casting, if the program does not move a step closer to the goal, it is moving a step away. What would be our central vision? It is found in the scriptures before this one above, that Moses wrote to the Israelites. 4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. 6 “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. Everything we do must point them to the greatest commandment found in verse four. Everything we do must point them to Jesus Christ who provided the way for us to reach our God that we love with all our heart, soul, and strength.
What was Moses saying here? You shall remember all that God has done for you and your people. You shall never forget all that He has done for you. It shall be shared with your children. God shall be such a focus in your home that all of your home seeks to know and share their love for him with each other. He shall be so central in your home, so central in your daily life, that He is a part of your every day. How will you praise him in the morning; how will you praise him during the day; how will you praise him in the evening? This is much more than blessing each meal, this is having a heart such as verse four. This is not religiosity, this is a relationship. It is not a heart bound in religion that meets the law of habits and requirements, it is a heart full of the joy of being His child, and redeemed by his Son Jesus Christ.
Mark 10:14 But when Jesus saw it, He was greatly displeased and said to them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. 15 Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.” 16 And He took them up in His arms, put His hands on them, and blessed them. There is a simplicity found in our children for which we as adults have much to learn. The ways of the world have yet to deeply corrupt their minds. They accept and know God with a purity that we can only desire. They have such great faith that God can show us himself through them. They trust, know, and love their God and Savior with the purity found in verse four. We must seek to be like them in that purity and love; and seek to exemplify it in our home every single day.
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