Happy New Year! As we begin the New Year, many of us have “resolutions” or goals that we make. I hope that ONE priority that your family will make is to spend time every day with God. Research tells us that the number one thing that you can do as parents is to encourage daily Bible reading. Children who spend time regularly reading God’s word turn out to be adults who want to live out their faith. I know you want to raise kids who want to teach their kids about Jesus!
Last Sunday, during my children’s message, I encouraged every child to spend a minimum of 7 minutes with God.
3 minutes reading their Bible: A good place to start is by reading our Project 119 Bible Reading Plan with your children. We are currently reading through Mark and that would be a great place for your child to begin reading every day. Encourage your child to actually look up the verse in the Bible.
1 minute thinking about what theses verses mean: What God want me to do? Do I need to do something different?
2 minutes working on this month’s memory verse: January's memory verse is Psalm 119:11: "I have treasured your word in my heart that I may not sin against you."
1 minute to pray: Remember to praise God for who he is. Ask for forgiveness of sin. Ask for things you need or that you know others need. Ask God to help you do his will.
Hopefully, as daily Bible reading becomes a habit, your child will want to spend even more time reading his or her Bible.
