Our two children, freshly dedicated
After the service I was reminded of the passage in Deuteronomy which talked about leading our children in the faith through the Scriptures.
"Fix these 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..." Deuteronomy 11:18-20
In our increasingly secular society, it is becoming even more necessary, as well as challenging, to train our kids in the way they should live. But beyond instilling a set of stories, rules, and principles, I want my kids to know God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit in a loving, personal way. At our church there are testimonies of young children seeing visions, healing people, and hearing from God. Middle school students are even called upon to prophesy over other leaders/pastors at conferences. God is raising up a generation who are naturally supernatural because of their intimacy with our Heavenly Father. May it be so for our kids and yours!
1 comment:
Awesome! It's so good to dedicate children to God. They are not really ours... they are on loan from God for us to love and grow up in His ways. We need to remember that our families are meant to be a reflection of God's love for us all (as much as our nature allows us anyway!).
I'm curious what you think about baptizing vs. dedicating your children?
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