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Teach Them Diligently, January 26
Family Worship in My Life
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine
heart: and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children.
Deuteronomy 6:6, 7
In his childhood, Joseph had been taught the love and fear of God.
Often in his father’s tent, under the Syrian stars, he had been told the
story of the night vision at Bethel, of the ladder from heaven to earth,
and the descending and ascending angels, and of Him who from the
throne above revealed Himself to Jacob. He had been told the story of
the conflict beside the Jabbok, when, renouncing cherished sins, Jacob
stood conqueror, and received the title of a prince with God.
A shepherd boy, tending his father’s flocks, Joseph’s pure and simple
life had favored the development of both physical and mental power. By
communion with God through nature and the study of the great truths
handed down as a sacred trust from father to son, he had gained strength
of mind and firmness of principle.
Younger than Joseph or Daniel was Moses when removed from the
sheltering care of his childhood’s home; yet already the same agencies
that shaped their lives had molded his. Only twelve years did he spend
with his Hebrew kindred; but during these years was laid the foundation
of his greatness; it was laid by the hand of one little known to fame....
Through no other woman, save Mary of Nazareth, has the world
received greater blessing. Knowing that her child must soon pass beyond
her care, ... she sought to implant in his heart love and loyalty to God.
And faithfully was the work accomplished.
In arousing and strengthening a love for Bible study, much depends
on the use of the hour of worship. The hours of morning and evening
worship should be the sweetest and most helpful in the day. Let it be
understood that into these hours no troubled, unkind thoughts are to
intrude; that parents and children assemble to meet with Jesus and to
invite into the home the presence of holy angels.
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