Christ for Disciplers

Jesus' birth is history and we teach it to our children as history - history they are connected to.  They are connected to Jesus not only the by impact of his arrival but also by their DNA.

God blessed his children and punished Pharaoh and his army.

God by grace and the work of Jesus blesses all of his children.

God was a pillar of fire and cloud between his children and evil Pharaoh and his army.  They could see it and still struggled with fear.

We cannot normally see God protecting us but because of Jesus and because of his promises we know he is there.

We need to help our children know God is there with them at all times.

As God's children saw Pharaoh coming toward them with his army, they were afraid and sarcastic.  God promised to deliver them and told them to be still and let him handle it.

We and our children are easily fearful when we see real danger coming at us.  We need to look to God and be still to have courage to thrive in this life.

Ever think you cannot get a break?  Evil pursues us as shown by how Pharaoh pursued God's children.  But God will pursue us longer and harder and will pursue our children longer and harder.

As God delivered his people in Exodus 14, he turned them back at first -- a bad looking move strategically.  But God knew what he was doing and would use this "bad" move for the good of his people.  Today, we assure our children that God knows what he is doing and if it appears we are regressing and God is turning us back, we can trust God to turn it for his glory and our good.

Discipling Children for Jesus is serious business.  God threatens those who get in the way of his relationship with children and blesses that that bring them to him.

If you get to disciple children, give thanks to God for this trust and blessing.

God loves it when the hearts of parents are turned to their children.  When hearts are turned that direction they are ready for Jesus.

Parents and teachers are blessed to have children to focus on and are blessed by being placed in that relationship.  Give thanks for that!

We are thankful that children exist.  Having them be about 20% of the population keeps us focused on serving others.  Imagine a world with only 1% of the population being children or a world with no children.  Thank God he knows we need them.

We thank God for the faith of children -- that they have it and that we get to see it and are built up by it.