090523 Another First Day of School
Matthew 28:19-20
Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.
Today is the first day of a new school year again. It seems like there are a lot of them, but there really aren’t.
As parents, my husband and I decided that we want our kids to be disciples of Jesus and to be fascinating people. Some parents goals are for their kids to go to Law School or be Doctors, musical virtuosos, or technological geniuses, and they set a course for it early and keep them on it. For the Believer, Discipleship is the course we set for our kids and let God determine where that leads later–where they will serve Him best.
Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you... Jesus’ command, not suggestion, to make & teach disciples starts in my own home. So a successful day isn’t determined by how much fun we have, how many places we go, how many experiences we acquire or how many activities we log. Did we talk about Jesus? Did we take time to study His Word and pray? Did we happen upon a question or discussion and talk about what the Bible says about it? Did we discuss the godly or ungodly characteristics of someone from a book, movie or news article and weigh the consequences of their actions or inaction? Are we infusing Jesus in our lives and conversations more than just prayers before meals and bedtime?
These daily activities make for Disciples and fascinating humans because they have been trained by Scripture. Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come. 1 Timothy 4:8
Dear God,
Thank you for our kids. Thank you for 18 years of being able to nurture, raise, encourage, AND DISCIPLE them. May these be fruitful years for us and for our loved ones who are moms and dads who desire to raise godly young men and women who will go out into the world and do the same. I love you, Jesus, and pray in your Name, Amen.
Matthew 28:19-20
Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.
Today is the first day of a new school year again. It seems like there are a lot of them, but there really aren’t.
As parents, my husband and I decided that we want our kids to be disciples of Jesus and to be fascinating people. Some parents goals are for their kids to go to Law School or be Doctors, musical virtuosos, or technological geniuses, and they set a course for it early and keep them on it. For the Believer, Discipleship is the course we set for our kids and let God determine where that leads later–where they will serve Him best.
Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you... Jesus’ command, not suggestion, to make & teach disciples starts in my own home. So a successful day isn’t determined by how much fun we have, how many places we go, how many experiences we acquire or how many activities we log. Did we talk about Jesus? Did we take time to study His Word and pray? Did we happen upon a question or discussion and talk about what the Bible says about it? Did we discuss the godly or ungodly characteristics of someone from a book, movie or news article and weigh the consequences of their actions or inaction? Are we infusing Jesus in our lives and conversations more than just prayers before meals and bedtime?
These daily activities make for Disciples and fascinating humans because they have been trained by Scripture. Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come. 1 Timothy 4:8
Dear God,
Thank you for our kids. Thank you for 18 years of being able to nurture, raise, encourage, AND DISCIPLE them. May these be fruitful years for us and for our loved ones who are moms and dads who desire to raise godly young men and women who will go out into the world and do the same. I love you, Jesus, and pray in your Name, Amen.
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