If you
are like me, you may have a tough time remembering names, forgetting where you
placed something, or missing some evening event on your calendar. You may even have a tough time learning the
word of God and committing it to memory.
But why
is it that I can quote movies like Office Space or Dumb & Dumber and
remember verses to songs from the late 80s?
In our
study of Exodus 12 and 13, we see that God instructs His people to Remember, Celebrate,
and Teach their children of His mighty salvation. Parents were to tell their children that the
reason for the festival that includes eating bread without yeast was to help
the people remember that God delivered them from Egyptian slavery.
As we
focus on how to be intentional with our challenge this week, ponder on these 2
questions:
1. Why is it important for us to
remember what God has done in our lives?
2. How would you rate your
effectiveness in teaching the children that are a part of your life about how
God can deliver us from the slavery of sin?
My challenge to you is to take one
time this week as a family to make a list of what God has done in your lives
and to celebrate together. Go get Fro-Yo together, enjoy Sonic happy
hour, maybe a special breakfast. Tell
your children how God saved/delivered you.
Be
Intentional.
Travis
