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Thoughts in Worship
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Sabbath, June 1, 2019
Audio Link: http://bit.ly/ThoughtsinWorship
This is devotional thought number 46 in our devotional series titled, “The Faith I Live By”
“And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:16–17).
Have you ever tried to please a parent? How did it go?
Children are tender little beings and we need to be very careful how we treat them. They thrive off our attention. That is not to say, as some say, that it’s a ploy of manipulation. Small children are developing skills and tools to communicate with the world they’ve been thrust into, and the ones closest to them (often, the parents) are the ones to provide context to all of the sights, sounds, feelings, new experiences, and questions. Children need our attention. They need our love. They need us to provide all the support necessary for those to be explored in healthy ways, so they get what they need, and not the dysfunctional counterfeits that wait in the wings to derail them.
We can learn a lot from Jesus’ experience as He came up out of the water following His baptism in the Jordan River. The first thing of note, in my view, is that God the Father could not wait to pronounce His love and blessing over Jesus. In human terms, and I need to be careful here, the Father was waiting for just the right time to share His loving approval to as many as would listen. Parents, can we learn anything here? Now, in this case, we are obviously not talking about a human father; neither are we talking about a little child trying to find his or her way in this big bad world. But I do want you to notice the progression of events here. Through baptism, Jesus committed Himself into the care of His loving Father. Our children are committed into our care. The Father was quick to share His love and approval openly. He was pleased by, not ashamed of, His Son. We should never be ashamed of our children. The Holy Spirit came to bless an empower the life and public ministry of Jesus. We are to ask for the Holy Spirit to bless and fill our children with power!
There is so much I could say about the time Jesus was baptized so we could be saved, but suffice it to say, it is our privilege to accept His perfect obedience and example as empowerment for us to follow in His footsteps, and to train our children to do the same. It’s a simple lesson with lasting implications for all of us.
By God’s grace, this is the faith I live by, let this be the same for you, in Jesus’ name.—L. David Harris (http://bit.ly/BQuotable)
#theprotestisnotover #thefaithiliveby
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Sabbath, June 1, 2019
Audio Link: http://bit.ly/ThoughtsinWorship
This is devotional thought number 46 in our devotional series titled, “The Faith I Live By”
“And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:16–17).
Have you ever tried to please a parent? How did it go?
Children are tender little beings and we need to be very careful how we treat them. They thrive off our attention. That is not to say, as some say, that it’s a ploy of manipulation. Small children are developing skills and tools to communicate with the world they’ve been thrust into, and the ones closest to them (often, the parents) are the ones to provide context to all of the sights, sounds, feelings, new experiences, and questions. Children need our attention. They need our love. They need us to provide all the support necessary for those to be explored in healthy ways, so they get what they need, and not the dysfunctional counterfeits that wait in the wings to derail them.
We can learn a lot from Jesus’ experience as He came up out of the water following His baptism in the Jordan River. The first thing of note, in my view, is that God the Father could not wait to pronounce His love and blessing over Jesus. In human terms, and I need to be careful here, the Father was waiting for just the right time to share His loving approval to as many as would listen. Parents, can we learn anything here? Now, in this case, we are obviously not talking about a human father; neither are we talking about a little child trying to find his or her way in this big bad world. But I do want you to notice the progression of events here. Through baptism, Jesus committed Himself into the care of His loving Father. Our children are committed into our care. The Father was quick to share His love and approval openly. He was pleased by, not ashamed of, His Son. We should never be ashamed of our children. The Holy Spirit came to bless an empower the life and public ministry of Jesus. We are to ask for the Holy Spirit to bless and fill our children with power!
There is so much I could say about the time Jesus was baptized so we could be saved, but suffice it to say, it is our privilege to accept His perfect obedience and example as empowerment for us to follow in His footsteps, and to train our children to do the same. It’s a simple lesson with lasting implications for all of us.
By God’s grace, this is the faith I live by, let this be the same for you, in Jesus’ name.—L. David Harris (http://bit.ly/BQuotable)
#theprotestisnotover #thefaithiliveby
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Thoughts in Worship
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Sabbath, June 1, 2019
Audio Link: http://bit.ly/ThoughtsinWorship
This is devotional thought number 46 in our devotional series titled, “The Faith I Live By”
“And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:16–17).
Have you ever tried to please a parent? How did it go?
Children are tender little beings and we need to be very careful how we treat them. They thrive off our attention. That is not to say, as some say, that it’s a ploy of manipulation. Small children are developing skills and tools to communicate with the world they’ve been thrust into, and the ones closest to them (often, the parents) are the ones to provide context to all of the sights, sounds, feelings, new experiences, and questions. Children need our attention. They need our love. They need us to provide all the support necessary for those to be explored in healthy ways, so they get what they need, and not the dysfunctional counterfeits that wait in the wings to derail them.
We can learn a lot from Jesus’ experience as He came up out of the water following His baptism in the Jordan River. The first thing of note, in my view, is that God the Father could not wait to pronounce His love and blessing over Jesus. In human terms, and I need to be careful here, the Father was waiting for just the right time to share His loving approval to as many as would listen. Parents, can we learn anything here? Now, in this case, we are obviously not talking about a human father; neither are we talking about a little child trying to find his or her way in this big bad world. But I do want you to notice the progression of events here. Through baptism, Jesus committed Himself into the care of His loving Father. Our children are committed into our care. The Father was quick to share His love and approval openly. He was pleased by, not ashamed of, His Son. We should never be ashamed of our children. The Holy Spirit came to bless an empower the life and public ministry of Jesus. We are to ask for the Holy Spirit to bless and fill our children with power!
There is so much I could say about the time Jesus was baptized so we could be saved, but suffice it to say, it is our privilege to accept His perfect obedience and example as empowerment for us to follow in His footsteps, and to train our children to do the same. It’s a simple lesson with lasting implications for all of us.
By God’s grace, this is the faith I live by, let this be the same for you, in Jesus’ name.—L. David Harris (http://bit.ly/BQuotable)
#theprotestisnotover #thefaithiliveby
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Sabbath, June 1, 2019
Audio Link: http://bit.ly/ThoughtsinWorship
This is devotional thought number 46 in our devotional series titled, “The Faith I Live By”
“And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:16–17).
Have you ever tried to please a parent? How did it go?
Children are tender little beings and we need to be very careful how we treat them. They thrive off our attention. That is not to say, as some say, that it’s a ploy of manipulation. Small children are developing skills and tools to communicate with the world they’ve been thrust into, and the ones closest to them (often, the parents) are the ones to provide context to all of the sights, sounds, feelings, new experiences, and questions. Children need our attention. They need our love. They need us to provide all the support necessary for those to be explored in healthy ways, so they get what they need, and not the dysfunctional counterfeits that wait in the wings to derail them.
We can learn a lot from Jesus’ experience as He came up out of the water following His baptism in the Jordan River. The first thing of note, in my view, is that God the Father could not wait to pronounce His love and blessing over Jesus. In human terms, and I need to be careful here, the Father was waiting for just the right time to share His loving approval to as many as would listen. Parents, can we learn anything here? Now, in this case, we are obviously not talking about a human father; neither are we talking about a little child trying to find his or her way in this big bad world. But I do want you to notice the progression of events here. Through baptism, Jesus committed Himself into the care of His loving Father. Our children are committed into our care. The Father was quick to share His love and approval openly. He was pleased by, not ashamed of, His Son. We should never be ashamed of our children. The Holy Spirit came to bless an empower the life and public ministry of Jesus. We are to ask for the Holy Spirit to bless and fill our children with power!
There is so much I could say about the time Jesus was baptized so we could be saved, but suffice it to say, it is our privilege to accept His perfect obedience and example as empowerment for us to follow in His footsteps, and to train our children to do the same. It’s a simple lesson with lasting implications for all of us.
By God’s grace, this is the faith I live by, let this be the same for you, in Jesus’ name.—L. David Harris (http://bit.ly/BQuotable)
#theprotestisnotover #thefaithiliveby