“Mama! Why is there red letters in my Bible”?

When our oldest son had recently been given his own Bible, that is one of the first questions he asked me.

It really was a joy for me to tell him that those are the words that Jesus said Himself to His followers (and to us too).

As I have been thinking about this lately, I have been putting together some of those verses and thought it would be a great guide for parents to teach them to our kids.

Here are a few:

“Love your enemies and pray for them”

“You cannot serve both God and money”

“..Do not worry”

“In everything, do to other what you would have them do to you”

“Anyone who hears these words of Mine and puts them into practice is wise”

“Do not be afraid”

“Come to Me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest”

“What good is it if a man gains the whole world but loses his soul”?

I strongly believe that good character trumps all else.

What are your kids learning from you? Do they hear you tell ‘little white lies’. Do they witness you pretending you are not home when you don’t wish to speak to someone? Do they hear you always yearning for more stuff, more money, more vacations, more time for self etc.?

We need to be teaching them what a person of good character looks like. Guiding them so that they learn that honesty, compassion, caring for others, forgiving, being trustworthy, generous and faith-filled should be top priority in their lives.

Keep reading the ‘Red Letter Edition’ of the Bible.

It will change you as you begin to put it into practice and become a great teaching tool in the development of children with Godly characters.

Love,

Karen