March 2008

This is a little something about 3 verses in Deuteronomy.
Here we go, from Deut. 6:5"You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart with all your soul and with all your might." Jesus said this is the most important commandment. (Mark 12:28-34)How do we learn to love God? We need to know Him! "We love him because He first loved us."It says so in 1 John 4:19 I can tell you about the way God loved and corrected Moses, Joshua, David and Paul; but if you know me, I'd better tell about how God loves and corrects me too. Then maybe you can see what he is doing in your life. Next verse, Deut. 6:6 "These words which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart." I know Jesus died for my sins; That's what has written them on my heart. Deut. 6:7 "You shall teach them dilligently to your sons, talking of them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road and when you lie down and when you rise up." Was there any time that was left out? To face the world and it's challenges our children need to be filled up with God; and according to God's word this has always been true. Whether you are a parent or not the baptism ceremony charges all of us to be examples and supporters of children in their walk of faith. Just keep reading your bibles; look what I got out of only 3 verses!