Tag: Bible verses about spending time with children

Bible Verse of The Day – 7-31-18

Matthew 19:14 (NKJV) 14 But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”

Children are very special to Jesus. He says in this verse, let them come to Me, do not forbid them.

As parents, one thing we know is that when kids are little we can help them in so many ways. They will look up to us and listen. And most of the time they will obey what we say.

They stand by every word Mommy and Daddy say as being true.

This is the time to help them by molding them and teaching them truth. Kids want the truth!

It doesn’t mean they won’t stray at times throughout their lives. They may try different things, but our voices will remain in their ears as authorities.

Direct our children to Jesus and His truth. Take time out of our busyness and theirs. Don’t let them run us around causing us to be too tired to sit with them. Talk, share and show them how to get to Jesus.

They will follow.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-24-16

Ephesians 6:4 (NKJV) 4 And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.

God has laid it upon our heart this past week, reminding us that families need our prayers.

Some families have lost the simplicity of spending time together; eating together, laughing together, praying together, talking and spending time just being a family.

It doesn’t matter how many people or parents our family is made up of. We need to be consistent in spending meaningful time with each other. How do we train or bring up our children properly if we do not spend time together?

It’s not hard nowadays to lose sight of the important things like “family time” with all the distractions around us. Things like finances, sports, work, internet, TV, etc., can take up a lot of our time if we’re not careful.

Maybe it’s time to take a good look at where most of our time is spent and rearrange some things. It’s time to get our priorities in order.

Family is our blessing and it’s our responsibility to bring them up correctly! It’s something that we need to keep at the top of our list of priorities, spending time together, training, teaching and loving on them, just as the Lord loves on us.

God, thank you for families today. And please help us to make time for each other. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-10-15

Psalm 127:3 (NKJV) 3 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward.

I got to spend some time with my grandkids this afternoon.

They stopped by for a while after we had eaten our lunch. When they got here, I still had some work to get finished up, so I stayed focused and got it finished. But once I was finished, they got my undivided attention.

And I loved every minute of it 🙂

I got to lay on the floor and draw and color some pictures. We ate together. I sang some silly songs for them. We shared some big laughs and we just hung out and “did stuff”.

After they had gone home, God impressed on my heart how much of a blessing children really are.

Yes, they are a lot of work to raise. And sometimes they can be tiring, frustrating and even exasperating! But in the end, they are a blessing.

It is so very important that we give our children, and our grandchildren, the time that they deserve. They really do grow up so quickly. And before we know it, we’re looking back and wondering where the time went, and wishing that we had spent more time with them instead of insisting that we will spend time with them when everything else gets caught up or finished.

I want to remind everyone today that many of those things can wait. Whether it’s work, ministry, pleasure, hobbies or anything else, it’s very rarely more important than the precious little lives that God has placed us in charge of nurturing.

We challenge everyone, including ourselves, to take a look at how we’re spending our time and make sure that we’re not putting our children or grandchildren in second place, behind less important things.

Remember; what they see in us as parents and grandparents is also how they will view God, their Heavenly Father.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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