Tell Them About Jesus
April 17
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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