Even Teachers Learn From What They Teach

I often laugh at the timing of things in my life. A couple posts ago I shared what my second verse was for Moxie Memorizers. 1 Corinthians 2:1-4. I was reminded of this verse as I was preparing my lesson to teach on Sunday.

I was going through my lesson and reading through all the scriptures and trying to fully comprehend what I am teaching the kids. Kids ask really tough questions sometimes and I try to prepare myself.

Anyways, I'm teaching about the Hebrew name of God, Jehovah-Or, the Lord is Light. Let me tell you, this curriculum is pretty powerful stuff. The main points in this lesson are that God is light and there is no darkness in Him, He exposes sin in our lives to push us towards repentance and that He guides us and provides direction for us. Pretty awesome stuff! As I'm reading the story of David, which is the main story of this lesson, I am reminded of other scriptures that go perfect with these points.

I could tell the kids on Sunday that God's light overcomes the darkness around us but why would they listen to me and believe me? I mean probably because I'm trustworthy and I wouldn't tell them something that wasn't true on purpose but I want to allow God's word to speak for itself. So I'm using John 16:33. Love that verse! It's so encouraging to me that even though evil surrounds us, Jesus has already overcome this world. Wow!

This brought me back to 1 Corinthians 2:1-4. I don't want my message and my preaching to be with wise and persuasive words but I want it to be a demonstration of the Spirit's power. That way the kid's faith does not rest on the words that I use to teach them but instead on God's power.

Thank you for showing this to me today, Jesus.