B is for…Believe
By Shelly Burke
(The posts for the A to Z Blogging Challenge will focus on teaching
kids lessons from selected Bible verses. Adapt your teaching to the age of the
kids you’re talking with.)
What do your kids believe?
Ask them if they can believe everything they see on TV, or
the internet (obviously the answer is “NO”). Discuss times they’ve believed the
false promises of a toy or electronic item they’ve seen on tv but realized in “real
life”, the claim was exaggerated, if not outright false. Point out that anyone
can say anything on most web sites, and TV too.
Can you believe everything someone tells you? Again, the
obvious answer is “NO”. talk about a time someone lied to them or bent the
truth.
Is the printed word always reliable? Your kids will probably
realize by this point in the conversation that not everything written can be
believed either. Give examples.
By now they may be wondering: What or who CAN I believe?
Of course there is only one thing, one person that we can
count on to never, ever lie or mislead us.
The Bible, and the words of the Lord.
The words of the Bible were all given, by God, to the
writers of the Bible. We can always,
without question, know that His Word is true. Despite being written several thousand years
ago, the Bible tells us how to live, what we should do and not do, and how to
cope with any situation life might throw at us.
Paul’s letter to Timothy says, “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for
reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of god
may be competent, equipped for every good work.” (2 Timothy 3:16)
We can believe that without question!
Next question: How will you know that the Bible says? By
reading and studying it! Depending on the age of your children you can help
them know the Bible by:
*Setting a good
example; make your Bible study time a priority.
*Reading it to
them. To help focus your mind and theirs on Bible study, start your time with
these words: “May the words of my mouth
and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my Rock
and my Redeemer.” Psalm 19:14
*Type or write
out a simple Bible reading plan of one chapter/day (or several verses,
depending on the age of your children). Have the kids write a brief summary of
what they read every day.
*Read/take turns
reading the chapter of Proverbs that corresponds with the date (today, April 2nd,
read Proverbs 2. Talk about how the words in the Proverb for that day apply to “real life.”
*Pray that your
kids (and you, too!) would desire to read and study God’s word.
Lord, please help me to teach my children
to believe in You and Your Word. Amen.
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