Daily Sustenance

"It is to be with him, and he is to read it all the days of his life so that he may learn to revere the Lord his God and follow carefully all the words of this law and these decrees."  Deuteronomy 17:19

There are a few things that our kids do every day...

Wake up (after their human alarm clock goes off a few times).
Brush their teeth (hopefully).
Eat (and eat, and eat).
And then sleep (sometimes much to their dismay).

Kyle eating away...1998

All of these things sustain their physical bodies that are growing by leaps and bounds.  I think Kyle is getting taller right before my very eyes.  It won't be too much longer and he will be taller than his mom.

I want Alyssa and Kyle's spiritual lives to grow at that kind of rate too.  I think that growth will happen when they take time to read the Bible more often than just on Sundays. I want them to learn to gain a life-giving sustenance that comes as they eat and digest the true bread of life!  I long that these dear children of mine fall in love with God in deeper ways because they have been disciplined to spend time in His Word. 

"...he is to read it all the days of his life..."


Lord, your Word is a precious gift from you, and yet it's something we sometimes take for granted.  Draw Alyssa and Kyle to yourself, Father, through your Word.  Bring it to life in their lives.  Open their minds in new ways, so that they can begin to grasp the depths of your love, the truth of your plan, and the difference you can make in their lives.  Give them a thirst and hunger for the scriptures.  I want them to meet you in personal ways as they open the pages of your Word, and spend time with you.  Lord, move them to read it all the days of their life so that they may learn to revere you, the Lord their God and follow carefully all the words.  Thank you, Lord, for the way you speak to your children in such beautiful ways.  Thank you for the gift of your Word.