Tell
Them About Jesus
Fix these words
of mine in your hearts and minds…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.
Deuteronomy 11:18, 19
“Don’t give me that nonsense about
not knowing enough to teach the girls!” Erin said. “You don’t
have to be a Sunday School teacher or preacher to teach Hanna and
Elle about Jesus.”
“But I feel so inadequate,” Elisha
responded. “You know so much about the Bible...it’s easy for you.
I know next to nothing. I feel foolish telling the girls what little
I know.”
Erin hesitated before responding. She
didn’t want to make her best friend even more uncomfortable about
her lack of Biblical knowledge...but she needed to say something.
“Look, Lish…” Erin chose her words carefully. “The greatest
thing you can do for your girls is teach them what you know about
Jesus…tell them Bible stories and give them a basic understanding
of Who He is and why He came…the need-to-know stuff…make it fun.
Tell them about Adam and Eve, and about how the serpent was so
sneaky…and how good the apple looked! Teach them about Noah and the
flood…and Abraham.”
“See…that’s what I mean. I know
next to nothing about Abraham,” Elisha sounded hopeless.
Erin had a wonderful idea, “You can
use my Children’s Bible. It’s got pictures and everything! You
can read the stories together,” she said excitedly.
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Teaching our children what we know
about Jesus and the Bible, regardless of our depth of knowledge, is
paramount to their spiritual education and well-being. We are
supposed to share that knowledge with these little ones who are
entrusted to us. It doesn’t matter how much or how little we know.
The wonderful thing about teaching our children is that as we take on
that responsibility, we learn and grow in understanding.
Today’s text says we are to talk
about these things with our kids. It’s not a lesson that requires
desks or classrooms. Just share what you know, and tell them why
Jesus wants to be their best friend. It’s not rocket science…it’s
relationship…you, your kids, and Jesus.
Prayer
“Help me talk with my
kids about You, Father. Teach me how to teach them so they come to
know You intimately. In Jesus’ Name, amen.”
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