FAMILY DEVOTIONS

Ephesians 6:4~~ And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

We had dinner with Brian, Amy, and our four grandkids this evening. After dinner and Josh's trumpet debut, Brian and amy invited Grandpa Richard and me to stay for their time of family devotion. We did and were so blessed by what transpired. Apparently, Brian is taking his family through the book of Matthew since the first of January and tonight they studied the first section of chapter 14. Each of the older children read a portion of the passage and then Amy finished up. Brian did a wonderful job of explaining the verses and how it is so easy but so dangerous to hide sin in our hearts instead of taking care of it as it occurs in our lives. After the Bible lesson, Amy brought out the basket of Christmas cards they had received during the holidays. Each family member was given a Christmas card and during the family prayer time, the people who had sent the cards were remembered in prayer. I had never seen that done before, and it touched my heart to pray tonight for a lady my age who is one of Amy's teachers at the Academy and is a widow. To hear my 4 grandkids pray for others was such a blessing. Richard and I came back home rejoicing ~~ knowing that our son-in-law and daughter are striving to lead their four children in the ways of the Lord Jesus and in His Word.