I can’t see her face. I can’t read her lips. But I can hear her. The sounds coming from her lips are not understandable, but they are words of praise nonetheless. A few evenings ago, she and I were in the car singing. I would sing a verse and when I would stop she would pick up. Babble, yes, but there was an unmistakable sound of a song. A little worship was coming from her heart.
I’ve been thinking about the urgency and importance there is to train her in the way of the Lord. I want with all my heart to see her become a soldier for the kingdom of Christ, to have a heart of compassion and purity and a yearning to share the gospel. Do these things come naturally? I think not. The Bible says we are all born sinners. Living for Christ is something that must be first learned as a child and then grown into a relationship with Him that causes us to place Him first in our lives. So how do we properly teach a child the ways of Jesus? I don’t know the answer, but I’m trying to learn. My personal prayer these days is for wisdom to teach her. At her young age, 7 months, I try to read her Bible stories daily and sing worship songs to her, if she is not to tired at bedtime I pray with her. May her eyes be wide with wonder as she learns about Jesus.
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