by Todd WilsonYour children have never begged to do family devotions. When you yell, "Devotions time!" you're lucky if your mate, gets excited. And you feel guilty. You can't get your teen to make his bed, much less get him interested in the book of Micah.
We understand. Eleven years ago, we thought that our children's Sunday school teachers should bring their faith alive. Then we heard about a man named Lot ...
Why Family Devotions?
In 1986 we attended a family seminar at which the leader told the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. Here's what the leader said:
"Abraham asked God if he would save Sodom if God could find only 10 righteous people in the city," he said. "God could not find even 10. But what if Lot, who had at least 10 in his extended family, had built Biblical principles into the lives of his family? A whole city could have been saved."
The leader's message pierced deep. At once, we both realized we were like Lot-neglecting to raise righteous children. Since our kids were young (then 4, 2 and 6 months), we had figured we could just throw together a few Bible stories and go on with our lives. But we were wrong. If we wanted our children to grow into men and women strong in their faith, we had to take action. That day, we committed to giving our children the tools they need to live out a winsome, lively faith.
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