One of my sons was not an early speaker, so when one of his first words was “BI - BUL!”, I was delighted. What a good choice! He was delighted at his progress too, declaring “BI - BUL!” whenever he saw a children’s Bible around our house. I was so proud!
But I also knew that identifying the Book that articulates the Word of God is only (and in this case, literally!) a baby step in the lifelong process of eating, digesting and living this Book.
One of my prayers for my children from the womb has been that they would stand on the Word of God as their only truth and reality. No matter what ideas they are exposed to, what feelings they have, what twists and turns society takes - no matter what, that the Bible would be the final, authoritative Word that they embrace as truth.
Dear LORD, Your Word is a lamp to the feet and a light to the path of my child. Cause my child to fall in love with Your Word, to delight in Your law, and to meditate on it day and night. Then s/he will be like a tree planted by streams of water which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither - whatever they do will prosper. In Jesus’ name, amen.
*praying Psalm 119:105 and Psalm 1:2-3
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