Moses

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Exodus 2:3

“But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch.”

Exodus 2:5

“She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her slave girl to get it.”

We are responsible for the next Generation

“KIDS DO WHAT YOU DO”

Psalm 48:13 “…, that you may tell of them to the next generation.”P1070338

Psalm 71:18 “…, till I declare your power to the next generation,…”

Psalm 78:4 “We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord,..”

Psalm 102:18 “…future generation….”

Joel 1:3 “Tell it to your children, and let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.”

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The Postwoman

I saw the ‘postie’ cycling towards our letter box, when I looked through theĀ  big window of our lounge and wondered if she would drop anything into our box. Once upon a time I was very disappointed, when there was no mail for us. But now with the Internet, I don’t really care.P1070269

However, she stopped. When I went to get whatever it was, I was disappointed. It was not a bill or a letter – it was just a leaflet. Quite an attractive looking leaflet. I have it now here before me.

On the front page is written: “Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand?” A very good question! On the second side of the leaflet we read: ” ARE YOU READY TO HAVE YOUR SAY?” One more good question.

Actually it does not really matter what I say. What matters is: What does the Bible, the Word of the Living God, say? We want the Bible to speak to us. In Psalm 119:105 it says: “Your Word is a Lamp to my feet and a Light for my path.”

What does the BIBLE say about parental correction and discipline? Here we are:

Proverbs 10:13

Proverbs 13:24

Proverbs 22:15

Proverbs 23:13

Proverbs 29:15

WORD SQUARE

Can you make a word square from these clues?

Each word has four letters.

Across and down

1. Intensifier, used in exclamations.

2. Habitat of an animal.

3. Governor of Samaria in biblical times.

4. Portable shelter of plastic