My ABC Bible Verses

Here is a little treasure that we have recently been enjoying. I heard about this from one of my sisters-in-law. There is a verse for each letter and with that a small explanation of what it means, followed by a story that illustrates the verse in use. All the stories involve Missy or Bill, a sister and brother, who are learning what it means to follow the Lord with their lives. At the end of the story there is a couple of questions you could ask your kid. Then you are supposed to repeat the verse a few times and there is a suggested prayer topic.

After I read the first one to my older boys, to be honest, I thought they were going to think it was... uninteresting. Thankfully, they are not as cynical as me, who initially viewed it as kind of cheesy, though I didn't hint at this at all, waiting to see how they responded on their own. To my surprise, Luca loved it and asked to read more. I actually had to cut him off. He was even into repeating verses. We have memorized verses on our own, usually around meal time, but I didn't know that they actually liked to do that. Luca said, "This book is awesome." And when we prayed one night after reading it, he thanked God for "more verses". What?! Luca always, always surprises me. I couldn't even make this stuff up because I had no idea that kids would respond in these ways. Luca is exceptional in his love for learning and sensitive heart, though. Though I am not fooled into thinking that he doesn't say things to please me occasionally too.

Now, we have finished it, though, and the excitement has diminished. It went by too fast since I read at least two a day/night, usually more. I have started using these verses to put on our dining room wall for the boys to memorize though. They know A-D solid and seem to enjoy getting praise for it (duh). I know that just memorizing a verse will not transform their heart to repentance and trust in Jesus, but I do hope that by giving them scripture to "hide in their hearts", I am giving them a gift for the future and weapons to use when they engage in spiritual battle. So, whether your kids embrace this with the same enthusiasm or not, this is well worth the purchase; I highly recommend it.