OUR DAILY BREAD : CHILDHOOD BEGINNINGS

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August 7
Wednesday


CHILDHOOD
BEGINNINGS

READ:
2 Timothy 3:14-17
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Even the Son of Man
did not come to be
served,but to serve.
__Mark 10:45
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Last summer, our church invited a young man to join the staff. As Caleb shared how he grew up in Costa Rica while his family was serving Christ there, he reflected on the words of 2 Timothy 3:14-17. From his childhood, he reminisced, he had known the bible. His mother and father had taught him the truths of the Scriptures that were "able to make [him] wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus" (v.15). He acknowledged that his preparation to be a pastor had begun when he was still a child.

Our congregation had the opportunity to "meet" his family in Costa Rica via a video-conferencing call. Caleb's dad challenged his son using the words of Jesus about Himself in Mark 10:45. He said, "Caleb, remember our family motto, 'We are here to serve, not to be served.' " It was easy to understand how this young man had developed his maturity of faith.

The children God has entrusted to us are precious gifts. A good foundation will help them to develop into mature believers who are "complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work" (2 Tim. 3:17). With God's help we can pass on the baton of faith to future generations. What a great privilege to be servants like Jesus. __Cindy Hess Kasper

`````````````Begin to train them early````````````````
````````````To fear and love the Lord,````````````````
````````````To carry on life's pathway`````````````````
```````God's lamp, His holy Word. __Fennema```````````
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Children are God's precious jewels__
help them shine for Christ.

***********************Today's Bible Reading __ 2 Timothy 3:14-17*************************

14 But you must continue
in the things which you
have learned and been
assured of, knowing from
whom you have learned
them, 15 and that from
childhood you have known
he Holy Scriptures, which
are able to make you wise
for salvation through faith
which is in Christ Jesus.

16 All Scripture is given
by inspiration of God, and
is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof, for correction,
for instruction in
righteousness, 17 that the
man of God may be
complete, thoroughly
equipped for every good
work.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Today's passage is familiar to many. In verses 16-17 we read one of
the most explicit statements of God's role in the writing of Scripture.
yet, as important as these verses are, we must not overlook the
significance of the previous verses. Paul tells Timothy that the
Scriptures are able to make him "wise for salvation through faith
which is in Christ Jesus" (v.15). The Scriptures that Timothy read
were what we now call the Old Testament. The story of Jesus is not
told only in the accounts of the Gospels or the New Testament__all
of Scripture tells the message of Christ.

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AMEN! Thanks for sharing