Who Made This Mess?


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Saturday May 25, 2024

2 Timothy 3:15
From childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings,
which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

Every inch of the kitchen floor was covered with flour. And in the center of it was the bright-eyed three-year-old Savannah, clapping her hands. She was having a great time making handprints on the cupboards, until her mother came in. “Savannah! Who made this mess?”

“God did!” Savannah replied confidently.

“No, Savannah, God didn’t make this mess, you did!”

“But in Sunday school this morning we learned that God created everything, Mommy. So He must have made this mess too.”

From the mouths of babes! Although Savannah’s interpretation was a little off, her observation is a reflection of her parents’ investment in her spiritual growth. Only when Christian parents raise their children in the context of the gospel will those children be sensitive to the Lord. If we teach our children to pray, they must see us praying. If we teach them that the Bible is God’s Word, they must see us reading it and loving it. If we insist that they go to church, we must go with them. You know, one of the greatest needs in the church today is for a revival of solid Bible teaching in the Christian home. After all, the home is where the next generation of Christians is being molded.

“Let the little children come to Me.”
JESUS CHRIST (MARK 10:14)

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David Jeremiah, Turning Points with God: 365 Daily Devotions (Tyndale, 2014)
Unless otherwise noted, Scripture taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®, ESV © 2016 by Crossway Bibles.
*Where noted, Scripture taken from The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language®, MSG © 2005 by Eugene H. Peterson, NavPress.
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About Roland Ledoux

Ordained minister (thus a servant). Called to encourage and inspire one another by teaching His Word, and through intercessory prayer for others, praying for those in need as well as the lost. I and my wife of 50+ years live in Delta, Colorado where the Lord has chosen to plant us in a beautiful church home.
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