Reading the Bible

There are some days that for an odd reason my children wake up earlier than normal. I am usually still reading my Bible. I try to finish up even though they are awake. This happened to me this morning. Gracie climbed up beside me. She sat there for awhile. She then said, "Momma, I want to hear you do this." I said, "Do what, Gracie?" Gracie said, "Read the Bible."

Gracie got to hear four chapters read out loud to her from God's Word this morning. She sits very quiet. To be perfectly honest, my carnal mind thinks that children her age would not be interested in just hearing the Bible read aloud. I mean it doesn't have any pictures, right? I'm not explaining anything. I'm just reading. How could they be interested?

I've determined it's just a lie from the Devil. Both of my children have responded well to hearing just God's Word read aloud to them. I know as mothers we always worry about having something on "their level" and I think that's all good too. Just don't let the Devil deceive you into thinking that the Word of God is only for "big" people, because it's not.

Matthew 19:14, But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

Romans 10:17, So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Maybe that's why the Old Deceiver is so interested in trying to deceive us mommas. I encourage you to start small, it doesn't have to be four chapter, maybe it'll be four verses. As they use to say all the time, "Just do it."