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Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. -Deuteronomy 11:18-19

Someday the Lord will hold me accountable for what I teach my children about Him. We should desire to prove ourselves unashamed teachers when handling God-breathed Scripture. . . Moses did much to help the Israelites know their God. Why wasn't he allowed to enter the promised land? He failed to speak to the rock as God commanded and struck it instead (Numbers 20:8-13). Moses was held accountable as a leader because his disobedience affected the people who looked to him for wisdom and knowledge in following God. . . As a parent, do you realize the importance of correctly teaching your children the Word of God? Their foundational understanding of God is to come from you - not Sunday school or Christian school. We must be prepared to teach God's Word.

-From the Homeschool Mom's Bible; Devotions by Janet Tatum; February 24; p. 228