Good Morning,

It is a new work week.  I began my work week yesterday with a great time of worship and preaching the Word of God.  I feel very privileged to proclaim the message of truth on Sundays, but also in each day that I live and talk with people wherever I am in life.  God has given to each of us Christians the privilege but also the obligation to share what we know to be truth in a world starving for good wisdom and knowledge.  This world has nothing to offer the people.  As God’s Word says, “The foolishness of God is wiser than men…but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise,…” (1 Cor. 1:25a, 27a – NASV95).  If we understand the truth of what God says, it is our obligation to stand strong upon that truth and proclaim it in love.  It does not depend upon whether anyone believes or accepts the truth of God, it is our duty to share it with others in a loving way.  How are you doing in that area of your life?

THE CHAPTER IN THE BIBLE – DEUTERONOMY 6

This chapter is for those of you that are parents or one day will be parents.  When we are young, most of us thought about getting married and having kids.  It is normal for most youth even today.  The thought of having kids is like having a little puppy dog.  They are fun to watch, enjoyable to play with and are so full of energy.  Yet to have a puppy or a child is a huge responsibility.  It takes a lot of work…I said that it takes a lot of work and many years of faithful, godly work to produce a quality adult.  Sometimes no matter how hard we try the child is not guaranteed to turn out “quality”. 

Here are some ways to help us to attain that level of quality that God desires in each of us with our kids.  It does not guarantee any success, but if one does not follow what God is speaking about in this chapter, the failure rate is extremely high.  Just look all around you in this world.  Only a few are following the edicts of this chapter as parents.  The results are also inevitable after 18 years of raising our kids.

Moses tells the people of Israel that they need to listen and be careful to do what He says.  Most parents are not listening to God speak and that is the biggest problem.  Yes, they may be reading their Bibles from time to time, reading good Christian literature and even going to church to listen to a preacher proclaim the Word of God.  But, are our hearts and minds engaged in what is being shared?

Secondly, we need to be standing strong on the fact that God is one.  There is no God but our God, the God of the Bible.  We call Him Jesus or Jehovah or God.  Out of this comes the command to love God with all that we are.  This third directive by Moses is where the love that we have for God will come out in our life.  The more we love God, the more we will live for HIM and desire to do His will in and through our lives.

Fourthly, we need to teach the Word of God to our kids.  It is hard with all the distractions today in our world.  It begins with television, electronic equipment and the information that is pouring into their hearts and minds with all the media.  Their minds get focused on what is pleasant to their ears, eyes and senses.  The world is glamorous and draws them away from the things of God.  Soon they are absorbed in these areas of their world.

Yet, God wants us to teach the Word of God day in, day out, morning, noon and night.  He wants us to constantly look for opportunities to teach our kids truth no matter if they listen or respond properly or to live accordingly to what is truth.  My/our responsibility is to teach them.  Their response before God is being accountable to Him in their future and in God’s presence.  Are we doing what we are called and demanded to do?  That is the big question!

In His love,

Pastor Les