Matthew 22:37-40 (ESV)
37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God
with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is
the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love
your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and
the Prophets.”
You probably know that a kitten grows up to be a cat, a
puppy grows up to be a dog, and a duckling grows up to be a duck. But did you
know that a kit grows up to be a fox? A puggle grows up to be a platypus? A
flapper becomes a swan? Or a fry grows up to be a fish?
But the real question is what will you grow up to be?
Will you become the person God designed you to be? God has given you special
gifts and talents—things you can do that no one else can do in the same
wonderful way. He wants you to use your gifts to love Him and love others.
Loving God and loving others are the two greatest commandments, and you can
find them in today's verse.
The great news is you don’t have to wait until you’re all
grown up to start using your gifts and following God’s Word. You can start right
now. But I’m just a kid, you might say. That’s okay—just check out what one kid
in the Bible did. Josiah was only eight years old when he became king and led
the people back to God.
Now, you don’t have to be a king to do what’s right and
to lead people to God. You can be a teacher, a firefighter, the president—or a
kid. Just love God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and love others—and
you’ll grow up doing great things!
Dear Lord, thank You for creating us uniquely and with a
purpose. Help use see all the ways—big and small—we can show Your love to
others today. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
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