In Deuteronomy chapter 11, it talks about how God commands us to teach our children about Him and His love for us. Verse 19 tells us how we can do that, “You shall teach them to your sons, talking of them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road and when you lie down and when you rise up.”
This morning I had a great opportunity to do that. Byron has started drinking protein shakes for breakfast, so I’ve been teaching him how to make them with the blender. This morning, I was watching as he did it by himself. He used all the right ingredients, with all the correct measurements, but when he turned on the blender – nothing happened. He looked at me with a “what now?” look on his face. After checking things out we discovered that the blender wasn’t plugged in – there was no power. Ah, a wonderful moment to teach……..
I shared with Byron, that’s how we are sometimes. We can say all the right things and do all the right things, but if we’re not “plugged into God”, it doesn’t matter. John 15:5, says, “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” Of course then came the fun part of explaining to a 9-year-old how to be “plugged into God”. It’s really very simple, it involves reading God’s Word daily, talking to God in prayer, and listening to Him when He speaks to us. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to spend my day not plugged into God’s awesome power!
Beachy Blessings 