Deuteronomy 6:4-9
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. 5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. 8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
The extraordinary news of God should have its place in the ordinary dealings of daily life. This tells us that it takes all the power of God to do the most regular things and that nothing is so regular that it is beneath being used to point to God. And all of this begins, first and foremost, at home. Not just in scheduled shifts, but also in unplanned happenings. Quality time is a product of quantity time. So begin by spending lots of time with your children and then determine to talk about Jesus whatever you happen to be doing. This will include regular family devotionals as well as irregular one off situations. Either way, always be prepared to provide a defense for the hope that you have. Not just to strangers, but to those who know you best.
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