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June
12, 2006
"How the Story Ends"
Lysa TerKeurst
President of Proverbs 31 Ministries
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Reflection
Points:
Read Deuteronomy 4:9, 6:4-9, and 11:18-21.
God told the Israelites to teach their children about Him so that future generations would not be tempted to turn from Him and follow other gods. He knew that the inhabitants of the Promised Land worshipped false gods and idols which would influence the Israelites.
An idol is a false god that comes between you and your relationship with the one true God. It is anything that comes before God in your life. As you think about this definition of a god, think about the gods your children face in our culture. List some of these gods as they come to mind. How can you, as a parent, teach your kids about Him and make Him so real and important to them that they are not tempted to follow other gods?
Power
Verses:
Isaiah 54:13, "All your sons will be taught by the Lord, and great will be your children's peace." (NIV)
1 Corinthians 13:11-12, "When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known." (NIV)
Matthew 19:13-14, "Then the children were brought to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked those who brought them. Jesus said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.'" (NIV)
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