"If God answered all your prayers of the last 7 days, would anything in the WORLD change, or just your world?" MP
Tonight we started a new tradition - P67 night (Psalm 67). We want to impart God's love for the nations to our children. Tonight we ditched the table, took off our shoes, covered our heads, put on our kaft*ans and jela*bas and ate on the floor by lantern - with no plates or utensils. We prayed for the people of Mor*cco.
Unfortunately, American Christianity is largely viewed as only a personal relationship with Christ and Christians read the Bible to see "what it says to ME". Yes, that is good and true, but that view is greatly lacking. The Bible is a story of God loving, forgiving, redeeming and saving His people. People from every tongue, tribe and nation.
Think of heaven and the people worshipping him, truthfully what image do you see? People like yourself? Mostly English speaking, middle class, singing a nice tune, not too loud, clapping hands to the beat? . . . . .At one time I did - but that is not a biblical image. God is so greatly to be praised that he will have a beautiful variety of every language, every large and small tribe and ethnic group - worshiping him. Every skin color, size, tradition, dialect, dancing, chanting, singing, clapping on and off beat, stomping - not just conservative-stand in a row, clap in unison, English speaking believers :).
There are still many, many unreached people groups. People who have NEVER heard the gospel and who have none of God's word in their own language -we need to pray fervently for them. There are hurting and poor people, orphans and widows in many nations - we need to pray for them. There are Christians still being martyred in many nations - we need to pray for them.
Think of heaven and the people worshipping him, truthfully what image do you see? People like yourself? Mostly English speaking, middle class, singing a nice tune, not too loud, clapping hands to the beat? . . . . .At one time I did - but that is not a biblical image. God is so greatly to be praised that he will have a beautiful variety of every language, every large and small tribe and ethnic group - worshiping him. Every skin color, size, tradition, dialect, dancing, chanting, singing, clapping on and off beat, stomping - not just conservative-stand in a row, clap in unison, English speaking believers :).
There are still many, many unreached people groups. People who have NEVER heard the gospel and who have none of God's word in their own language -we need to pray fervently for them. There are hurting and poor people, orphans and widows in many nations - we need to pray for them. There are Christians still being martyred in many nations - we need to pray for them.
Are you imparting a Biblical world view to your children? Are you installing a passion in your children to see ALL people groups blessed by the gospel?
*Next week - Ethiopia* - (What a great way to make social studies and worship/prayer relevant - have your kids find a few traditions and recipes about a people group and go for it) Anyone want to join us and make this a tradition in your home?
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8 comments:
I totally love this tradition! You guys do such a great job teaching your children the ways of the Lord!
Oh goodness, what a joy to meet you! Seriously sweet one, I will be coming back. We too have a passion to instill a heart for the nations in our children. (we've been on the mission field since our youngest was 6 weeks old).
Thank you for splashing me today in God's faithfulness as we journey down our adoption road.
Blessings from Costa Rica,
Sarah Dawn
And yes, we have such a tradition and can hardly wait to keep it going!
I love the picture of this post sooo much. The girls look so adorable.
I need to start something like that with my kids. You come up with some great ideas.
very cool idea! i had an agnostic tell me once that he thinks it's funny that Christians think their prayers are so spiritual when they are praying for things that are really quite selfish -- a promotion, a cute boyfriend, a parking spot. i love your quote -- so true. and what an interesting idea to learn about world cultures and even better, to pray for them. great idea, joy!
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!!
Hi Joy
That is a great tradition!
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it was great seeing you
at church.
Stephanie Scallon
I love this post! What a great idea on how to instill outreach in your children...something that I desire greatly for my children, but which can also be too easily forgotten in the business of the everyday.
Love the reminder!
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