Spirited Sons - Wisdom Out of the Mouth of a Boy

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Wisdom Out of the Mouth of a Boy

Posted in Boy Things

Our devotional this morning happened to relate to giving God our first and best in everything. I secretly loved that the chosen Bible passage was from Deuteronomy and was related to the Fest of the Passover and the Feast of Weeks. This means our Bible time was out of the Old Testament this morning, so it might seem fairly unremarkable to some, maybe most.

As we drifted from our original focus of giving God our first and best, the topic shifted to the balance of the Old Testament and the New Testament in our spiritual development. (No, we're not hearing from a boy yet in this blog, but we will!)

It seems some folks believe the Old Testament to be, well, old. It appears to them to be unrelated to their relationship with God simply because they themselves are not Hebrew, and they relate to Jesus and the ministry to the Gentiles that seems so prevalent in the New Testament.

Habanero has an opinion on this. (I know you're shocked.)

"Mom, the Old Testament is important! Without the Old Testament, you wouldn't hear from David! You wouldn't learn from Solomon! And, you wouldn't know that "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge"! You wouldn't know about Moses being used to free the Israelites from slavery in Egypt! We *have* to study the Old Testament! It has something to say about the New Testament!"

Did I just hear that from my almost 8-year-old son?

There are moments that make my heart swell with pride. I get to share these special moments with my boys...and no one else does! Am I selfish? ;')

I hope your week is off to a great start, friends! I'll make you a deal: you pray for me in my week, and I'll pray for you in yours.

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