(I think there’s a book about this)

It’s the most important thing we can do for our kids- introduce them to the Savior.  It’s our greatest assignment on earth.  And maybe we can use some precious little books to help with this.

Of course, there is this best-selling book called the Bible!  Do we have to wait until they are old enough to read and understand the Bible to read stories about Jesus to them?  Of course not; there are many treasures available to us to introduce our kids to Jesus.

Since we are “in the process of moving” many of our books are packed up.  I did keep a few boxes out for us to use this year, and found some of the books we read to our children (now grown and married) as we started to share our Christian faith with them when they were young.

One is just the simple, world changing story of Jesus’ birth, “The Christmas Story”.  There are many versions of this story and hundreds of children’s books that share the story of Christ’s birth 2000 years ago in Bethlehem.

Another series that we found was the WALDO, TELL ME ABOUT series by Hans Wilhelm:  Waldo, Tell Me About God; Waldo, Tell Me About Guardian Angels; Waldo, Tell Me About Christ; and Waldo, Tell Me About Me.  We also have the Gold & Honey Bible by Melody Carson (God’s Word is more precious than gold….and sweeter than honey). This is written for children aged 3-8, children just old enough to start understanding the world and creation.

There are countless others; we just have to be intentional about using them with our little loved ones.

I don’t know about you, but I feel like the battle for these young minds is intense and gaining ground.  We need to combat the evil influences of the world with the truth and goodness of God’s Word.

We are told to put on the armor of God:

Ephesians 6:10-18 (NIV)

¹⁰ Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. ¹¹ Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. ¹² For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. ¹³ Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. ¹⁴ Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, ¹⁵ and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. ¹⁶ In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. ¹⁷ Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

As we “book time with our kids”, we can prepare them for the battle ahead by planting the Word of God in their hearts and minds, equipping them with the armor of God. It’s never too early to start singing about, talking about, and reading about the greatest story ever told.

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