And…here we are! On the verge of another Vacation Bible School at Christ Fellowship! Crafts, Storytime, singing, and (my favorite) snacks! I think we’re ready. We will decorate and prep the building this evening. Preparations have been made for food and fun. Bible stories are prepared and teachers are going to try to sleep tonight before it all starts at 9 am tomorrow. But, why? Why do we do all this? It’s a hassle. It’s a lot of work. We don’t know if there will be 2 kids or 200. Nobody is getting paid and most of the teachers work full time jobs elsewhere. Why do they do it?
Deuteronomy 6 (talking about the biblical Law) says to impress it on the children. It says to teach them “so that your children and their children after them may fear the Lord your God.” The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 9) and where else do children today get taught how to have wisdom? Plenty of places will teach them that boys can be girls and that everybody lives together before marriage but who is teaching wisdom?
Our teachers are these kids’ biggest fans. They want nothing but the best for them and want them to have what we adults have and that is a life-changing relationship with God through His Son Jesus. That’s why we do it. We want them to have peace and joy in this life but mainly we want them to know for sure that they will share with Jesus all the good things Heaven has to offer. It’s not church. It’s not religion. It’s about a relationship with Him.
So, bring on those crumb-crunching rugrats! I can’t wait!