Jack the Hall

"... The Bereans were eager to hear what Paul and Silas said and studied the scripture every day to find out if these things were true"
Acts 17:11b NCV

11/95

Courtney was learning her Christmas Carols for Children's Choir. Among the songs was Deck the Hall. She was singing her little heart out when I noticed she was singing, Jack the Hall with boughs of Holly.
Now that she is in Kindergarten she is learning to read and has learned the sounds of the letters. I found the page in her songbook that Deck the Hall was on and told her to look at the word Deck and sound it out. When she looked she realized what she heard was not what her book said. Jack does not start with the D sound. I told her she needed to check with the book to make sure what it said.

As Christians we are always hearing different opinions, philosophies, theologies, etc. and many times we think we know what is being said. Before we believe what we hear, check with the Book, God's Word, the Bible, for ourselves to make sure that what we are hearing is what God is saying! Don't Jack the Hall when you are supposed to be Decking the Hall!"

Promise You Won't Be Mad?

"There is therefore no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus...”
Romans 8:1 NKJV

Written 6/16/95
Courtney was in the bathtub and I had given her time to play before she had to wash and get out. I went in to check on her and smelled a different aroma. I asked, "Is that shampoo I smell?" She looks at me and said, "Promise you won't get mad?" I said I wouldn't. She said, "It's No More Tangles, I put it on my baby doll!"

I think sometimes too many of us think God is waiting to get mad at us if we do something wrong. We don't want Him to know (even though He already does). A child of God doesn't have to worry about God being "mad" at them. He took His wrath out on His precious Son Jesus so be could be His child.

He's promised He's not mad; so don't be afraid to tell Him anything! You're His child!