traditions book quote 5

From Treasuring God in Our Traditions, by Noel Piper...

... You want to know what to do to make sure your children know the improtance of God's Word?  It's simple, though it seems to be one of the hardest things for families actually to do.  The answer is family devotions.

Children need basic Bible knowledge and theological understanding that develops with that knowledge.  We've always thought it was important for our children to be familiar with the words and sounds of the Bible itself.  So, whatever their ages, we've always had a daily time of reading directly from the Bible.  That's often a time for theological conversations as they grow in their understanding.  This is prime time for learning to know God's beauty, holiness, purity, sovereignty, goodness, mercy, faithfulness, wisdom, justice, wrath, and love.  And it is prime time for teaching how God wants us to live (p. 43).