Parenting by Design - April 26

Hope in the love of Christ

Rom 8:38-39:  "For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor heavenly rulers, nor things that are present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord" (NET).

The greatest gift you can give your kids is not the newest and best the world has to offer.  It is the love of God through Jesus Christ.  That is the gift that enables them to resist the creation's lures and live in the love of the Creator.  Your kids are going to be bombarded with messages from the world, and those promises are extraordinarily difficult to resist.  In fact, they are impossible to resist without the indwelling Spirit.  Introduce your kids to the gift that keeps on giving - grace.

Do you pursue God with the same fervor as you pursue the things of the world?  Your kids are watching…