I occasionally ask my 7 year old son to help me do the dishes. Standing on the stool, sleeves rolled up he tries his very best to scrub each plate. Water splashes on his clothes and down to the floor. When we are finally done he’s practically had a bath himself. After sending him off to bed I mop the suds up off the floor and spot check the plates for missed spaghetti sauce. Could I do the dishes better on my own? Would it take less time? Be less mess? Yes, in fact it would be a lot easier if I did it on my own. That’s not the point. You see I don’t need a 7 year old boy to do my dishes. I can do them fine by myself. Much better that he can even begin to. There are three reasons I have this little guy doing such a big job. By him helping with the dishes he learns obedience to his mother, we have a time of fellowship in which we get to talk and share with each other, and he is learning skills for the future.
These are same reasons God asks us to work for him. Not because he needs help but because he is a God of relationship, he has created us for fellowship with him. We grow closer to Him through obedience. more…
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