Almost every Christian has a favorite Bible verse, life verse, or the like. Mine’s pretty clear… Philippians 3:13-14:
But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Hence, the blog site… Toward the Goal.
Tonight, we were asking Jeffrey some questions that his school (St. Joseph Christian) had asked us to have him answer for kindergarten graduation, and one of them was just that… “What is your favorite Bible verse?”
At first, he didn’t know quite what to say. He’s learned a LOT of Scripture this year, but he’s young enough yet that I think it all just kind of gets filed away, and not really thought about much. So I began to help him, reading through the verses he’s learned this year.
His favorite of the bunch? Colossians 3:20:
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
Dead serious. I asked him why (another question on the list), and he replied,
Because I love my parents.
Given all the fights over obedience we have around here, that’s quite an interesting selection! But his reasoning is priceless, and makes this daddy VERY proud! 🙂
That’s awesome!
I’m not sure I have a favourite verse. Maybe Malachi 3:18 because it reminds me that we are supposed to live like who we are (Children of God) not who we were.
I’m really not sure though.