I have been praying in earnest for my daughter’s salvation. Her decision to follow Christ is not something that I can–or would want–force. Yesterday, during prayer, I felt convicted about what I should be doing.
My commitment: share the gospel with my daughter every day.
Yesterday, I shared the gospel in the context of discipline. Our daughter had refused to do what we asked. I had gotten upset. She was in tears. I asked her come to talk with me. I explained why I was upset and the importance of mercy, grace, and punishment. I used the example of the grace she receives from my wife and I as a model for what God does for us because of Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. I stressed that as much as I wanted her to obey and love me and my wife, I wanted her to obey and love God that much more. This could only happen if God was living inside her.
Today, I shared the gospel with her in the context of a cartoon. My daughter likes the Animated series that accompanies The Beginner’s Bible. Today, she watched the episode about the Prodigal Son. I had her pause the video and tried to connect for her (A) our sin and the sin of the prodigal as well as (B) God’s love and the father’s love.
This is not just a commitment for me and my daughter. As I go back to school in a few weeks, I will be intent on sharing the gospel every single class. I pray for wisdom and for the power of God’s spirit to do work through my words that I could never accomplish on my own.
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