Talking About What God has Done

Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

-Deuteronomy 6:7



The Bible says to teach God’s Word, His commandments, to our children. We must impart to them the truths of God’s Word, and we impart not just by talking, but by living. The old saying about actions speaking louder than words certainly applies here. To live the Christian faith in front of those around us is to share it with them through our lives. We’re not only talking about it, but sharing it from day to day, and living out the attitudes of Jesus Christ.

Let us never shy away from having spiritual discussions with anyone, especially the children in our lives. We must communicate to young people that life presents all kinds of questions – the answers to which can be found in God’s Word. Consider the differences between the philosophies of the world and the Word of God:

The world says to look out for number one. Jesus said that we should love God with all our hearts and love our neighbor as ourselves.

The world says to be self-centered. The Bible teaches that we are to Christ-centered.

The world says that we live for ourselves and we are accountable to no one. God’s Word teaches that it is appointed unto man once to die and then after that the judgment (Hebrews 9:27). We are accountable to God and we must one day stand before Him.

We are called to impart to those around us the good news that in Jesus Christ there is salvation. Through Christ the world with all its troubles can be overcome. The Bible says here to talk about these things and be ready to do so at any moment. Talk about them with our children and our loved ones as we’re in the house visiting, when we’re walking down the road, when we go to bed and when we rise up in the morning.

The things of God become so vitally important to us that we desire to share them with others. Let us share freely and openly the blessed truths found in God’s Word – the words of life, joy, peace, and salvation.