JUST18SUMMERS
by michelle s. cox
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faithfulness rewarded WHEN READING ABOUT THE LIFE OF PAUL IN THE BIBLE, WE DISCOVER SO MANY WONDERFUL ATTRIBUTES THAT WE CAN APPLY TO OUR OWN LIVES. But there’s an important one that wise
parents should instill in the lives of their children: Paul was faithful.
We can tell them stories about men and women who were Bible heroes, people like Daniel who prayed even when he was at risk of being thrown into a den of hungry lions, or Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego who were faced with the threat of being cast into a fiery furnace.
First Corinthians 4:2 (NKJV) tells us, “Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.”
Paul’s life was a beautiful reflection of that. Even when he sat in a dank Paul had every reason jail cell, he was so full to not be faithful. Those little eyes watch how we live our of faith that he sang. He was lied about, Can you imagine how lives each day, and they notice when we’re beaten, stoned, and the unusual sound faithful to church and to reading our Bibles falsely imprisoned. He of singing echoed and praying. lived through a scary throughout that shipwreck and was prison? That’s the bitten by a poisonous viper. He was robbed, went kind of faith we want to plant in our children. Faith hungry and thirsty, and wasn’t accepted by many that survives. other believers. And yet he was steadfast as he We can tell our children about our amazing God lived faithfully for Jesus. and share about how He’s been faithful in our So how can we teach this important trait to our own lives. And we can pray for God to help our children? We can teach by example. Those little children, grandchildren and future generations to eyes watch how we live our lives each day, and faithfully serve Him all the days of their lives. they notice when we’re faithful to church and to Dear Lord: reading our Bibles and praying. And there are Please help my family to be like Paul. benefits to being faithful. Help us to serve you faithfully, even when we Proverbs 28:20 (NKJV) says, encounter difficult circumstance. “A faithful man will abound with blessings.” Amen
LH
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