They have a right to know

My father read the Bible to the neighbor boy; all of his grandchildren lived far away. We find it the same for our great-grandchildren; most live far distances from us. The truth is none of us are getting any younger. As each day passes, we often miss the opportunity to tell them about Jesus.

We can send them Bibles, but will someone read the Bible to them that the spirit into which they were baptized might grow in them? If we have been given great-grandchildren, obviously God wills that we pass that faith on to them if we are Christian great-grandparents.  If our great grandchildren do not grow up to love and obey God, nothing else matters.

There are certain terms whose meanings are explained only in the Bible. Such is the term sin. What does the term forgiveness mean in relationship to the term sin?  Because Jesus came into the world to die that our sins might be forgiven, what difference should that make in their young lives?

While undergoing treatment for cancer at a well-known medical center, I saw young children suffering from brain cancers. Were they acquainted with the term “eternal life” that God offers them through His grace and mercy? 

As a family we visited a pastor in Germany who suffered with his parishioners in the final stages of the Second World War. With tear-filled eyes he told of the day when the children grew silent from starvation.

We starve our great-grandchildren spiritually when we become too afraid that we will offend their parents if we relate to their children on these terms. The secret lies in the way one engages a child in these terms. Every child loves a story. The Bible is the greatest story ever written, the story of God’s love for them. Every child has the right to sing “Jesus loves me this I know for the Bible tells me so,” and knows the reason why.