A Bible Like Mom's by David Jeremiah

Tuesday, December 27

A Bible Like Mom’s 

…hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother. 
Proverbs 1:8 

Recommended Reading Proverbs 1:1-9

In her book Parenting with Scripture, Kara Durbin wrote, “When I was little, I wanted a Bible just like my mom’s, and I was thrilled when I received one as a present. As I grew up, I underlined verses as I memorized them and marked ones that spoke to me about a particular topic. I loved being able to flip through, finding familiar passages with my notations in that big book. It made God’s Word feel like home to me.”

Kara went on to say that when she got to college her Bible was falling apart and had to be replaced. She painstakingly transferred every underlining and notation to her new Bible, and that’s the Bible she still uses.¹

Our children need to see us maintaining our own personal relationship with Christ. They can spot hypocrisy faster than anyone. But if we truly love the Lord and His Word, they will notice. Our greatest legacy is the living faith that makes others want a Bible like ours, because a Bible that’s falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn’t.

Instill in your child a habit of turning to the Scripture to answer questions…it will serve as the guidebook for life.
Kara Durbin 

¹Kara G. Durbin, Parenting with Scripture (Chicago: Moody, 2012), 22.