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Return to the Word of God Part 9
First I want to say I am sorry for not posting a devotion on Friday. I went turkey hunting one last time with a friend of mine and was unable to get back from west Tennessee in time to get it done. I hope everyone had a great Mother's day weekend.
In our last visit together we talked about being doers of the Word not just hearers. To go right along with that we as Christians have created another problem in our lives which I like to call "Pickers and Choosers". What I mean by that is, if we are actually reading our Bibles, we pick and choose which scriptures we want to follow and which ones we don't. This is very dangerous!!! God expects us to obey all of His Word not just the portions we have decided are going to fit into our lifestyle. So with that said this week we look at several examples where we have done this in this great nation of ours.
The first example I want to look at is our children. I am positive this morning that your children are near and dear to your heart as are mine. I see myself and my friends and society doing everything under the sun for their children to ensure their happiness but there is one thing missing. One major thing! Look at this scripture:
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 (New King James Version)
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. 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. 8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
How many of us spend time training our children in the Lord's ways? Look at how many hours we will get training for our kids in a sport such as baseball or softball. Hours upon hours and we will have them at practice at all costs. But when it comes to church we are very slack. We run late and skip Sunday school. Now in the long run which training will be of more value? God or the sport or the hobby? I also want you to look at the at home teaching the Lord has demanded. Look at the scripture again. It says to teach that we love God with everything we have....at home, when we walk, when we go to sleep, when we get up, and to put reminders all around us!!! Wow!
Brothers and sisters we need to look at the way we are raising our children! Does our nation appear like we are raising our children in the Lord??? We are putting way to many things in their way. I can think of one example right now that just jumps out...cell phones. The majority of kids I know if given a choice would pick their cell phones over God with out much thought about it. What about your child?
It is never to late to get on the right track with God but the older our children get the harder it is! Let's do what God has told us to do and pick and choose God!!! His ways have eternal value!
Have a great Monday!
Tom
In our last visit together we talked about being doers of the Word not just hearers. To go right along with that we as Christians have created another problem in our lives which I like to call "Pickers and Choosers". What I mean by that is, if we are actually reading our Bibles, we pick and choose which scriptures we want to follow and which ones we don't. This is very dangerous!!! God expects us to obey all of His Word not just the portions we have decided are going to fit into our lifestyle. So with that said this week we look at several examples where we have done this in this great nation of ours.
The first example I want to look at is our children. I am positive this morning that your children are near and dear to your heart as are mine. I see myself and my friends and society doing everything under the sun for their children to ensure their happiness but there is one thing missing. One major thing! Look at this scripture:
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 (New King James Version)
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. 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. 8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
How many of us spend time training our children in the Lord's ways? Look at how many hours we will get training for our kids in a sport such as baseball or softball. Hours upon hours and we will have them at practice at all costs. But when it comes to church we are very slack. We run late and skip Sunday school. Now in the long run which training will be of more value? God or the sport or the hobby? I also want you to look at the at home teaching the Lord has demanded. Look at the scripture again. It says to teach that we love God with everything we have....at home, when we walk, when we go to sleep, when we get up, and to put reminders all around us!!! Wow!
Brothers and sisters we need to look at the way we are raising our children! Does our nation appear like we are raising our children in the Lord??? We are putting way to many things in their way. I can think of one example right now that just jumps out...cell phones. The majority of kids I know if given a choice would pick their cell phones over God with out much thought about it. What about your child?
It is never to late to get on the right track with God but the older our children get the harder it is! Let's do what God has told us to do and pick and choose God!!! His ways have eternal value!
Have a great Monday!
Tom
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