Two Tips #3
4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. 5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. 8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. –Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Leading our families in worship can be intimidating. But the reward is worth the effort. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 connects the way we teach our children to our own love for God. It also instructs us to weave our teaching into our lives, so that it infuses whatever we’re doing, whether we’re sitting, walking, or lying down. The instruction to write God’s instructions on doorposts and gates is an encouragement to be intentional about reminding ourselves and our families of God’s instructions. Each month, we provide you with two tips for developing your personal and family discipleship from dads who, like you, are taking on the challenge of investing spiritually in their families.
Tip #1 for Personal Devotion
Listen to Our Daily Rhythm
We’re all busy. When time is scarce, you have to make the most of it. Our Daily Rhythm, a daily podcast from Christ Covenant in Atlanta, enables you to spend time reading, reflecting upon, and applying Scripture to your life while you are commuting, working out, or mowing the lawn. Each episode starts with a reading of a passage of Scripture, from a few verses to an entire chapter, and then pastors, elders, and staff from the church discuss the meaning of the passage and how it applies to our lives today.
Tip #2 for Family Discipleship
Read a Quality Storybook Bible
There are tons of storybook Bibles available, but many are high on cute pictures and low on quality biblical theology. When we teach our kids the Bible, we want to “begin as we mean to go on,” as Charles Spurgeon said. The Biggest Story Bible Storybook by Kevin DeYoung will not only help 6-12 year olds understand important stories in the Bible better, but also see how they fit into the overarching story of the Bible as a whole.
