“Then the Lord said to Moses, “See, I have chosen
Bezalel son
of Uri, the son of Hur, of
the tribe of Judah, and
I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with
knowledge and
with all kinds of skills— to
make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to
cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts. Moreover, I
have appointed Oholiab son
of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, to help him.
Also I have given ability to all the skilled workers to make
everything I have commanded you:” Exodus 31:1-6
This portion of Scripture
sounds obscure at first glance. What does this have to do with Raising Home Run
Kids?
Actually, quite a bit! God had
used Moses to lead God’s people out of bondage and slavery in Egypt. Now they
were preparing to build the Tabernacle and it would be a huge project. To
accomplish this sacred assignment would require many skilled craftsmen. Where
would they find all these artisans in the middle of a remote desert?
What God is heard telling
Moses that He had already given them every skilled worker they would need to
build this elaborate sanctuary for the worship and glorification of God! He
even goes so far as to tell Moses that He has given them ALL the craftsmen and
skilled and contractors they would need to fulfill the vision He had shared
with them.
That’s significant on several
levels!
First, we can take
encouragement from this Scripture that God has given FredWes everything we need
to reach the next season of growth and ministry He is calling us to!
Second, He has placed
everything in you and around you to become what He desires you to be!
And third, God has put all the
right stuff in your kid to develop into him/her for the destiny He plans for
them. You could say God has a large gold deposit inside every kid and the job
of parents is to discover it and mine it out!
Above is the crew God gave me.
I am very blessed!
God put a lot of good stuff in
them and I have been able to dig some of it out. They are still works in
progress! God isn’t finished with them nor am I. But, as a proud and thankful
Dad I can say, “So far, so good!”
Sunday I will do some teaching
on Third Base in the Home Run Life. I look forward to sharing with you three
practical ideas for raising competent kids.
As the old prospector used to
say, “There’s gold in them there hills!” God says, “There’s gold in them there
kids!”
Each kid is a treasure! Make
sure you treasure them today!
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