The infinite potential of simple tools: (#homeschool, #grace #christianworkers #worldchangers)
Imagine the delight and surprise of Moses when the staff he had in his hand turned into a serpent. He was sent by God to the greatest military power of the time, Egypt, on a mission.
LET MY PEOPLE GO!
He was doing what humans do best, whining. But God asked him a question that I will also ask you now.
WHAT IS IN YOUR HAND?
Never underestimate the power of the simple tools God has given you.
Moses used that staff at the command of God to reveal to Pharaoh that God's power is greater than the power of any nation.
The staff turned to a serpent in front of a skeptical Pharaoh. When the counselors of Pharaoh duplicated the trick with their staffs. the staff-serpent of Moses ate their serpents!!
When Pharaoh thought he had the Hebrew children cornered against the Red Sea, Moses lifted the staff in prayer, and the sea parted! When Pharaoh pursued, Moses again lifted the staff and prayed, and the sea consumed all the chariots, the horses, the soldiers.
Ever hear of David's slingshot? Samson's jawbone of an ass? Gideon's fleece? The wicker basket that saved baby Moses?
God delights in using the small, the despised, the overlooked to reveal His strength. The BEST example is the baby Jesus, Who went on to destroy the forces of Hell and Death.
When Lynne and I started on the journey of homeschooling, back when almost everybody disapproved, when it was questioned by friends, family, and the law, these stories strengthened us to move ahead.
We didn't have the money to participate in private schools or homeschool organizations. But we knew we had a powerful tool in our hands. That tool was the children themselves, made in the image of God the Father, with built in tools that have infinite power in themselves. Every child has the power of observation, the power of comparison, the power of connection, the power of language.
The power of language is the basis of music, the basis of code for computers, and part of the power of math.
The power of comparison, along with language starts everyone down the pathway of math, algebra, trigonometry, calculus. One is more than zero, another word for nothing. One is less than two. Again, these simple comparisons and language lessons called math have INFINITE POTENTIAL.
Find what excites your little living, breathing, curious, energetic, question asking child made in the image of God and you will have all you can handle to keep up with them.
Be encouraged, brother and sister in Christ. There are great days ahead for you. God has already placed in your hand the weapon that will give you victory!
Imagine the delight and surprise of Moses when the staff he had in his hand turned into a serpent. He was sent by God to the greatest military power of the time, Egypt, on a mission.
LET MY PEOPLE GO!
He was doing what humans do best, whining. But God asked him a question that I will also ask you now.
WHAT IS IN YOUR HAND?
Never underestimate the power of the simple tools God has given you.
Moses used that staff at the command of God to reveal to Pharaoh that God's power is greater than the power of any nation.
The staff turned to a serpent in front of a skeptical Pharaoh. When the counselors of Pharaoh duplicated the trick with their staffs. the staff-serpent of Moses ate their serpents!!
When Pharaoh thought he had the Hebrew children cornered against the Red Sea, Moses lifted the staff in prayer, and the sea parted! When Pharaoh pursued, Moses again lifted the staff and prayed, and the sea consumed all the chariots, the horses, the soldiers.
Ever hear of David's slingshot? Samson's jawbone of an ass? Gideon's fleece? The wicker basket that saved baby Moses?
God delights in using the small, the despised, the overlooked to reveal His strength. The BEST example is the baby Jesus, Who went on to destroy the forces of Hell and Death.
When Lynne and I started on the journey of homeschooling, back when almost everybody disapproved, when it was questioned by friends, family, and the law, these stories strengthened us to move ahead.
We didn't have the money to participate in private schools or homeschool organizations. But we knew we had a powerful tool in our hands. That tool was the children themselves, made in the image of God the Father, with built in tools that have infinite power in themselves. Every child has the power of observation, the power of comparison, the power of connection, the power of language.
The power of language is the basis of music, the basis of code for computers, and part of the power of math.
The power of comparison, along with language starts everyone down the pathway of math, algebra, trigonometry, calculus. One is more than zero, another word for nothing. One is less than two. Again, these simple comparisons and language lessons called math have INFINITE POTENTIAL.
Find what excites your little living, breathing, curious, energetic, question asking child made in the image of God and you will have all you can handle to keep up with them.
Be encouraged, brother and sister in Christ. There are great days ahead for you. God has already placed in your hand the weapon that will give you victory!
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