Play! Listen! Talk!

We did all the right things today, we said all the right words, we enjoyed all the right activities, but I still left my class wondering, “Will it stick?” Will the words we said about reading, hearing-- and especially obeying--God’s Word stick with the kids?

As a Sunday School teacher I can build the foundation as we play, listen and talk about the Bible. Pouring water over a Lego house perched on a rock helped Jakob experience Jesus’ parable of the wise man who listens and obeys Jesus’ words. Playing a Bible verse relay game was a fun way for Brinley to “hide God’s Word in her heart.” And recognizing out loud Bailey’s unselfish actions in sharing a favorite rhythm instrument was a meaningful way of seeing God’s Word in action.

Now it’s Mom and Dad’s turn to add some building blocks to the foundation. As each child left today we gave a bookmark and let child and parent know these would be good markers to use in their Bible storybooks at home. Will it stick? I’m praying that tonight at least one parent takes the time to read and talk about a Bible story at home.

For most of the kids in my class, I’m probably not going to know five or ten years from now if God’s Word is sticking with them. But for today it’s enough to know God’s promise in Isaiah 55 that His Word will not return empty—it will accomplish His purpose. And I know God’s plans are bigger and grander than anything I can ever think of!