Nightly Wisdom Book Studies
We take turns reading through the Wisdom Booklet and stop to discuss key points. It is amazing to see how the children can relate current activities to the principles of God’s Word. Some of my goals for a proper education of my children are found in Proverbs 22:19-21
Goals of a Christian Education
1. My children will trust in the Lord
“That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.”
2. My children will be certain about the infallibility of the Word of God
“That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth”
3. My children would share the truth of God with their generation.
“That thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee”
I used to imagine that my children would sit perfectly upright around the table and listen with rapt interest at all that was read, shared and discussed. I have now come to understand that sometimes children will be under the table, drawing, writing and doodling but they will pop up and enter into discussions letting me know they were listening.
One of the things I’ve learned about doing research with my children is that they want me to be a learner as well. A great method for teaching is to ask questions so the children become curious and discover for themselves the truths of God. A goal I have for myself is to draw out the counsel that is deep within the hearts of my children with wise questions. Solomon wrote, “Counsel in the heart of man is deep and a man of understanding draws it out.” Proverbs 20:5 Instead of trying to teach my children material, I want to introduce God’s Word, help them research it’s meaning and then tell me verbally what they are learning, discuss with me ideas, and put it into writing. We don’t try to cover material as much as we try to facilitate discussions around the material in our Wisdom Books.
The last part of our time in study is to pray these things back to God. David said, “Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee,” When truth is cast upon us, we are to pray it back to God and allow Him to work it into our lives by grace and the Holy Spirit. We cry out like David, “I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth [all things] for me.”
Posted by Chris Hogan on Sunday, August 05, 2007 at 21:43 PM
