August 2 – Proverbs 3:12

Proverbs 3:12 For whom the Lord loves He corrects, even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights. To correct basically means to line up with the right way. Who wouldn’t do that to a son he loves? In my mind the picture is to keep putting him back on the path as he strays off of it. When they’re young (think of a lamb), it’s easy – just a gentle nudging. But it has to be EVERY TIME, and at the first sign of straying. Don’t let him get... Read More

August 1 – Deuteronomy 6:7-9

Deuteronomy 6:7-9 Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. Some of the ways seem like — just as you go about your day, remember God’s words in everything you do. See the natural, everyday things as ways to teach your kids about God. Nature is full of analogies —... Read More