NPC Weekly Devotional
for the Week of September 21st - 27th, 2008
for the Week of September 21st - 27th, 2008
| Scripture Reading: | |
| - | Exodus 17:1-7 |
| - | Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16 |
| - | Philippians 2:1-13 |
| - | Matthew 21:23-32 |
Verse 4 of the Psalter reminds us of our responsibility to the Christian nurture of
the children of God. We are not allowed to keep all of God’s glory to ourselves. It reminds me of the
SHEMA, which the children learned during VBS this past summer:
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD is our God, the LORD alone. You shall love the LORD your God with all
your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. Keep these words that I am commanding you today
in your heart. Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you
are away, when you lie down and when you rise. Bind them as a sign on your hand, fix them as an emblem on
your forehead, and write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.” Deut. 6:4-9.
The old favorite hymn says this:
Of Jesus and His glory, of Jesus and His love.
I love to tell the story, because I know ‘tis true;
It satisfies my longings as nothing else could do.
I love to tell the story, ‘twill be my theme in glory
To tell the old, old story of Jesus and His love.
I love to tell the story; ‘tis pleasant to repeat
What seems, each time I tell it, more wonderfully sweet.
I love to tell the story, for some have never heard
The message of salvation from God’s own holy Word
I love to tell the story; for those who know it best
Seem hungering and thirsting to hear it, like the rest.
And when, in scenes of glory, I sing the new, new song
‘twill be the old, old story that I have loved so long.
do we really tell the story?
Do we tell it to our children?
Do we fulfill the commandment of the Lord to teach our children?
How many of us are involved in Christian Education?
How many have volunteered to teach children this year?