Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Nehemiah 8:13-18
by: Angie Osborn.
The heads of all the families of the Israelites joined together with the Levites to listen to God's voice through the Scriptures. This reminds me of the role of the family in the spiritual upbringing of their children. How easily we pass this vital responsibility to others who may be more or less qualified than we are: Sabbath School teachers, Bible Club leaders, SCSC workers, camp staff members. But nothing can replace the family in terms of training up a child in the way he/she should go. Like it or not, we are major role models and influences in the lives of others in our families. We must gather daily around God's word to hear his voice and discover what it means and how we can apply that to our lives.