A Guide for Life

Our pastor was on vacation, so I had the opportunity to provide the children’s message during our Sunday worship service. With the children gathered around me, I held up instructions to a popular board game and asked if they knew what it was. One child answered, “It tells us how to play the game.” Then I held up a picture of my lawn mower and the owner’s manual. I asked the same question, and another child said, “It tells us how to fix it when it’s not working.”

My last item was a Bible. They all knew what it was, and I asked if they thought it was like the other two items. After a brief pause, one child answered, “Yes, because it tells us how to live.”

The children were absolutely right. The Bible contains God’s instructions to guide us to a meaningful life. It’s not just a book about God; it’s a book from God that leads to transformation. We read it to know God, to grow closer to God, and to discover God’s purpose for our lives. What an amazing gift!