Gedanken zum Vers des Tages
Es geht nicht um ‚ob’, sondern ‚wenn’! Unsere Kinder sind durch Altersgruppen und Gruppenzwang einem enormen Druck ausgesetzt. Wir aber auch! Wir sollten unseren Kindern helfen, dem Druck dieser Verlockungen standzuhalten Mehr noch: Wir dürfen in unserem Kampf gegen diesen Druck nie müde werden und aufgeben.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
The real issue isn't "if" but "when" we're enticed and tempted! Our children face tremendous peer pressure and temptations. We do, too! We must help them resist the enticements of this pressure. Also, we must never tire of resisting them ourselves. One example of a parent preparing his child for trials and temptations is found when God affirmed his Son, Jesus, with affirming words at his baptism when he opened the heavens and said: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased" (Luke 3:21). And if the words weren't enough, God opened the heavens and sent down Holy Spirit in the form of a dove! How vital were these words of affirmation? When we see what happened next, Jesus' forty days of temptation in the wilderness, we realize they were essential! Satan's first words to Jesus were, "If you are the Son of God..." God had already blessed his Son with words of affirmation and encouragement before his trials. How much more do those we love need our words of affirmation and love to resist their trials and temptations?!
Mein Gebet
O Gott! Ich bekenne, dass mir viele Versuchungen und Verlockungen begegnen. Ich bitte dich, bewahre du mein Herz, mein Leben und mein Beispiel. Hilf mir wahrhaftig in meinem Charakter und in meiner Integrität zu sein. Hilf mir auch, meine Kinder gut zu führen, sie zu warnen, zu schützen und zu bewahren - meine eigenen leiblichen wie auch meine geistlichen Kinder. In Jesu Namen, bete ich. Amen
My Prayer...
O God, I do face temptations and enticements. Please guard my heart, my life, and my example. Please help me be a person of character and integrity. In addition, please enable me to lead, protect, guard, and warn my loved ones — those in my physical and spiritual families — and help them avoid stumbling and falling in trials and temptations. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
