Today's Daily Bread
Letter To A Child
Even at the end of his life, C. S. Lewis showed an interest in the
spiritual nurture of younger believers. Although in ill health, he took
time to respond to the letter of a child named Philip. Complimenting the
boy’s fine written expression, Lewis said he was delighted that Philip
understood that in the Narnia Chronicles the lion Aslan represented
Jesus Christ. The next day, Lewis died at his home in the Kilns, Oxford,
England, one week before his 65th birthday.
The apostle John, in his later years, sent a letter to his spiritual
children. In it we see the joy of a mature believer encouraging his
spiritually younger disciples to keep walking in the truth and following
Christ.
John wrote, “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk
in truth” (3 John 1:4). Short by New Testament standards, John’s letter
demonstrates the joy that comes in nurturing and watching the next
generation’s spiritual growth.
Encouraging spiritual understanding in the next generation should be
the pursuit of mature believers. Sending a note of appreciation, giving a
word of encouragement, praying, or offering sound advice can all be
ways of helping others on their spiritual journey with God.
To help another in Christ to grow
You have to pay a price
It takes the giving of yourself
And that means sacrifice. —D. DeHaan
You have to pay a price
It takes the giving of yourself
And that means sacrifice. —D. DeHaan
The journey is better with someone who knows the way.
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