Live on Repeat

I remember when I was younger my parents and the church we were in really pushed for us to memorize God’s Word! These verses say to “impress them on your children.” Knowing God’s Word is so important! This is one command that all Christian children should know! Love the Lord your God with all that you are! It is repeated many times in this passage to show how important it is to know the Lord’s command. The Bible tells us to meditate on the Word. Teaching this principle to our children is so important! Knowing the Word of God by heart can help them as they grow. We are to go to God’s Word in time of need! It should be something that is entirely a part of who we are! It is a command to teach God’s Word to our children. I have 3 children that I want to grow up to be successful. It is common in our culture that we want our children to grow up and have as good or a realistically better life than the one we had. That is what all parents want! We want our children to be happy, to be successful, to have a good job, to find a good spouse. These are things that we as parents see as important. We have to understand what this really means. What does it mean to be successful? What does it mean to find a “good spouse?” This is why God’s Word is so essential! 2 Timothy 3:16-17 tells us, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” The Bible is our source of understanding what it is God has for us. Teach your children Scripture! Help them to understand what it truly means to be successful according to what God has shown us in His Word! God wants us to understand that we are to love and follow Him! This is the base of our faith! This is what we are to teach our children! This is how we show them what it means to be successful in the eyes of the one who created us! God is so good and we are as parents commanded and obligated to teach our children what God has done for us and what He has for us to do. Teach time and time again what God has for us as parents to teach our children.