Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. – Deuteronomy 6:7-8
Did you hear Dr. Brook’s message Sunday? If you didn’t, I encourage you to take the time to listen. You can go to the Resources tab on the website or download it through iTunes as a podcast.
One of Dr. Brook’s statements was that if we don’t take church home, our children will have nothing to take with them when they leave home. I believe this is true and I believe it is true for us adults as well. If we do not take church home, we have nothing to take with us into the world. In other words, if the only time we worship, instruct, serve and evangelize is on Sunday mornings, we will not have anything with which to engage the culture around us.
The Hebrew word shanan is translated as “teach diligently”. The NLT translates the word as “repeat”. The idea is that we live out our faith and teach others to live out their faith as we go about life. It is not a one-time thing. Nor should it be limited to one day a week. Being a devoted follower of Christ is a commitment of more than 1 hour a week. It’s not easy, but Jesus never claimed it would be easy.
So what about you? What do you need to repeat today? Is there something you need to learn again? What do you need to take home? Is there something God’s calling you to teach someone else? Will you listen? Will you repeat these things? Will you follow Him?
Well said. Good way to put it, yes we must take what we hear on Sunday morning into the market place. Great challenge.