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February 3, 2021 7:00 pm
On his twelfth Christmas, the boy eagerly awaited the opening of the gifts under the tree. He was yearning for a new bike, but his hopes were dashed—the last present he received was a dictionary. On the first page, he read: “To Charles from Mother and Daddy, 1958. With love and high hopes for your best work in school.”
In the next decade, Chuck did do well in school. He graduated from college and later, aviation training, and became a pilot working overseas, fulfilling his passion to help people in need and to share Jesus with them. Now some sixty years later, he shared the well-worn dictionary with his grandchildren. It had become for him a symbol of his parents’ loving investment in his future, and Chuck still treasures it. But he’s even more grateful for the daily investment his parents made in building his faith by teaching him about God and about His Word.
Deuteronomy 11 talks about the importance of taking every opportunity to share the words of Scripture with children: “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” (v. 19).
For Chuck, the eternal values planted when he was a boy bloomed into a lifetime of service for his Savior. With God’s enablement, who knows how much our investment in someone’s spiritual growth will yield?
Thanks for joining us for today's encouragement from the Our Daily Bread devotional reading is titled faith investments and it was written by Cindy Casper on his 12th Christmas, the boy eagerly awaited the opening of the gifts under the tree. He was yearning for a new bike but his hopes were dashed. The last present. He received was a dictionary on the first page. He read to Charles from mother and daddy 1958 with the love and high hopes for your best work in school in the next decade.
Chuck did do well in school.
He graduated from college and later aviation training. He became a pilot working overseas, fulfilling his passion to help people in need and to share Jesus with them. Now, some 60 years after receiving this gift.
He shared the well-worn dictionary with his grandchildren. It had become for him a symbol of his parents. Loving investment in his future, and Chuck still treasures it, but he's even more grateful for the daily investment. His parents made in building his faith by teaching him about God in the Scriptures. Deuteronomy 11 talks about the importance of taking every opportunity to share the words of Scripture with children, teach them to your children talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you live down and when you get up for Chuck, the eternal values planted when he was a boy ballooned into a lifetime of service for his Savior. With God's enablement knows how much our investment in someone's spiritual growth will yield today's Our Daily Bread devotional Scripture reading is from Deuteronomy chapter 11 versus 18 through 26. 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 live down and when you get up right them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
Let's pray father, we thank you for the wisdom we find in the Scriptures and the way in which they help us know you are will help us to use the Scriptures in a way that builds our children up and encourages them to live a life that honors you. Thank you, Lord. It's in Jesus name that we pray. Amen. Regiment was provided by Our Daily Bread ministries
