Daily Devotional for November 4, 2017
Hide and Seek
Dad’s voice drifted around the corner of the house. “Forty-seven,
forty-eight, forty-nine, fifty! Ready or not, here I come!”
Jaden scrunched sideways into the small opening under the porch and pulled his knees up to his chest. “No!” he said as his little sister tried to wriggle in with him. “Go away! There’s not enough room here, and if Dad sees you, he’ll find me too. Go find your own place.” But it was too late.
“Gotcha!” Dad swooped down and swung Nadia off the ground.
Jaden slowly crawled out of his hiding place. ““No fair! Nadia gave me away.”
“You could have let her hide with you instead of pushing her out where I could see her,” Dad said.
“There wasn’t enough room,” said Jaden. “That space is so small that if I’m in it, there’s no room for Nadia, and if she’s in it, there’s no room for me. It’s like what we learned in science class—two things can’t be in the exact same space at the exact same time.”
Dad smiled. “You know what? That’s kind of like the memory verse you learned in church last week.”
“It is?” Jaden tilted his head, trying to remember the verse. “‘Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.’”
Dad nodded. “Let’s think about the space under the porch as being a heart, and you as being God’s Word,” he said. “And you, Nadia—sorry, honey, but can we let you stand for sin for a moment?” Nadia nodded, and Dad continued. “If God’s Word—that’s you, Jaden—is really hidden in the heart,” Dad motioned toward the small space under the porch, “there won’t be room for sin.” He motioned toward Nadia.
“Is that why we memorize verses?” said Jaden.
Dad nodded. “When we memorize verses, we’re spending time learning about God and how He’s saved us and changed us through His Son, Jesus. Because of our relationship with Him, the verses don’t just stay in our heart. They flow into how we live in every area of our lives through the Holy Spirit’s power. When we trust Jesus, He gives us the freedom to obey Him instead of sin—and memorizing God’s Word is a good way to remember that.” – Jean A. Burns
How about you?
Do you have Bible verses you call to mind when you’re tempted to sin? If you’re a Christian, Jesus gives you the freedom to obey Him, and putting God’s Word in your heart by reading and memorizing it helps you remember that. Take time to put God’s Word in your heart today and remember that He is always with you and gives you the power to defeat sin.
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