This Weekend in XT

"God Is With Us and Protects Us."  That's the XT theme for this weekend.  I LOVE being a part of a team of great children's teachers and this theme is a powerful one for kids to grasp.  I think about my own children.  When we go to the mall together, I am with them because they've asked me to go.  They invite me to go and they choose to go to places that won't make me too uncomfortable.  The question I have to ask myself is that do I invite God to go with me everywhere I go and do I go places He would feel comfortable being with me?

The second part of the them is that God protects us.  Again, back to the mall with my kids...  Of course, if I am with them, I WILL protect them.  I will give my life for theirs in an effort to protect them, if necessary.  Oh, wait a minute, God already gave His life for mine and I have his commitment that He "will never leave or forsake" me.  That means God is with me and my kids, you and your kids, all the time.  The Bible says that He is our "ever-present help in our time of need."  He will protect us.

Help us train up your children in the ways of the Lord by helping them remember that God is with us and protects us."

Be Blessed!