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SYMBOLS OR HEART CHANGE?
The Israelites were instructed to "tie" God's Word to their hands and foreheads. Many took that command literally, and created leather "phylacteries" containing Scripture that they would wear on their heads and arms. The problem, of course, was that while the Word was tied to their bodies, it often failed to penetrate their hearts.
We tend to do the same thing today. As Warren Wiersbe says, we wear crosses on our bodies, but we fail to take up Christ's cross in our lives. We hang Scripture on our walls, but rely on our own wisdom when we run into the walls of life. Teaching our kids the Word of God is important, but the best way for parents to pass along their faith is through the example of a life that demonstrates a real commitment to the Word of God.
Are you living out the faith as an example for your kids?
The Israelites were instructed to "tie" God's Word to their hands and foreheads. Many took that command literally, and created leather "phylacteries" containing Scripture that they would wear on their heads and arms. The problem, of course, was that while the Word was tied to their bodies, it often failed to penetrate their hearts.
We tend to do the same thing today. As Warren Wiersbe says, we wear crosses on our bodies, but we fail to take up Christ's cross in our lives. We hang Scripture on our walls, but rely on our own wisdom when we run into the walls of life. Teaching our kids the Word of God is important, but the best way for parents to pass along their faith is through the example of a life that demonstrates a real commitment to the Word of God.
Are you living out the faith as an example for your kids?
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The purpose of this devotional is to see what God's Word has to say about the parenting challenges every parent faces. Each day includes a passage of Scripture and an application of that passage to the trials and triumphs of leading families to maturity in Christ. The devotionals are created by Parenting by Design, a Fort Worth ministry devoted to teaching parents to lead their children the way God lead His children.
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