Who Made This Mess?

From childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 3:15

Every inch of the kitchen floor was covered with flour. And in the center of it was the bright-eyed three-year-old Savannah, clapping her hands. She was having a great time making handprints on the cupboards, until her mother came in. “Savannah! Who made this mess?”

“God did!” Savannah replied confidently.

“No, Savannah, God didn’t make this mess, you did!”

“But in Sunday school this morning we learned that God created everything, Mommy. So He must have made this mess too.”

From the mouths of babes! Although Savannah’s interpretation was a little off, her observation is a reflection of her parents’ investment in her spiritual growth. Only when Christian parents raise their children in the context of the gospel will those children be sensitive to the Lord. If we teach our children to pray, they must see us praying. If we teach them that the Bible is God’s Word, they must see us reading it and loving it. If we insist that they go to church, we must go with them. You know, one of the greatest needs in the church today is for a revival of solid Bible teaching in the Christian home. After all, the home is where the next generation of Christians is being molded.

Let the little children come to Me.

JESUS CHRIST (Mark 10:14)