Wondering

“Fix theses words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Write them on the door frames of your houses and on your gates, so that  your days and the days of your children may be many in the land that the Lord swore to give your forefathers, as many as the days that the heavens are above the earth” (Deuteronomy 11:18-21).

We may blame the problems in our country on many things: politics, the NRA, the NEA, congress, the President, the church, etc.  We may have reason to do so. But, I wonder, if the families in our Nation, who profess to be Christian families, would follow the directions given to the Israelites long ago, would things change?

• If children were taught the 10 Commandments would we see more reverence for God? Would we see children respecting each other and their parents?
• If  the commandments and other Bible verses were posted in our homes and families talked about them as they lived daily life, would it make a difference in how people treated each other?
• If children saw their parents loving God with all their hearts, soul, mind, and strength, would they also follow in their parents’ footsteps?
• If children learned at an early age that God created them and loved them even before they were born, would they grow up respecting life and understanding how valuable God thinks each person is?
• If children saw their parents praying through the difficulties of life and praising God through all of life, would children learn to trust and depend on God?
• If children were taught responsibility for their actions and learned by consequences from their mistakes, would they grow up to be logical thinkers and dependable workers?
• If children saw their parents loving God and giving priority to the marriage would they grow up knowing that marriage is a life-long bond between a man and a woman?
• If children were taught that sin leads to death, but Jesus died and rose again to save them from death, wouldn’t they want this salvation?
• If children were taught that the Bible, not society, defines sin and that God is the source of all truth, would they grow up less confused about themselves and the world in which they live?

Just wondering. . .

“Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4)