Post by broncbuster2 on Dec 19, 2007 20:15:19 GMT -5
Bible Study Verse
Deut 6:5-7
Love the LORD your God
with all
your heart
and with all your soul and with all your
strength.
These commandments that I give you
today
are to be
upon your hearts. Impress them on your
children.
Talk about them when you sit at home and
when you
walk along the road, when you lie down
and
when you
get up. (NIV)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thoughts
As I have hunted with my teenage daughter
over the
last few years, I have looked for
opportunities to teach
her as much as possible about the game
we are
pursuing. As we trailed a herd of javelina,
I
showed her how to count how many pigs
were in the
herd. As we hunted deer, I pointed out the
difference between a buck and a doe
track, fresh scat
and old. While out at the range, it's not just
about
marksmanship, but about ethics as well.
"Dad, why do
we pick up our brass when everyone else
has left
his on the ground?"
I have not taught
her all I know
about hunting, but it's a continuing process;
just as it has been when hunting with my
dad the last 35+
years. He's not through teaching me yet.
This year my
daughter was with my dad when she killed
her first
mulie buck with a well-placed shot at 209
yards. After
the congratulations and hugs, all that he
could say was, "I
guess she knows what she's doing."
Making a good
shot after much range time can be very
satisfying, but
not nearly as much as seeing your child
make the
right decision after considering God's
wisdom on a
matter. They will do this if we put in
enough "range
time" in God's Word with them. It is not our
wisdom
that will help our children find God, but
revealing
enough of the Bible for them to build
convictions about
salvation on their own.
When I meet God on judgment day, I long
to
hear, "Well done, good and faithful
servant." I want to
know that I did my best to teach my
children about
God with as much dilligence as I use to
teach them about hunting. (RC)
Action Point
I have most recently learned that when I am
with my
children in the outdoors, I have a captive
audience, and so, a great opportunity to
share the
importance of God's wisdom with them.
This tactic also
works well with my non-Christian friends.
What an opportunity it is to share the word
with someone
who already respects you as a hunting
partner.
Remember 1Corinthians 9:22, when Paul
said, "I have
become all things to all men so that by all
possible
means I might save some." A missed shot
is a disappointment; but a missed
opportunity to share the
Word can
have graver consequences!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sportsmen's Tip of the
Day
There are many opportunities to sharpen
your
shooting skills on public lands. When
taking
advantage of the outdoors to target shoot,
be sure to
respect possible nearby residential areas;
and be
sure to clean up. Even expended brass
and clay target
debris is considered litter, especially in the
eyes of a
non-shooter who shares natural resources
with us.
Deut 6:5-7
Love the LORD your God
with all
your heart
and with all your soul and with all your
strength.
These commandments that I give you
today
are to be
upon your hearts. Impress them on your
children.
Talk about them when you sit at home and
when you
walk along the road, when you lie down
and
when you
get up. (NIV)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thoughts
As I have hunted with my teenage daughter
over the
last few years, I have looked for
opportunities to teach
her as much as possible about the game
we are
pursuing. As we trailed a herd of javelina,
I
showed her how to count how many pigs
were in the
herd. As we hunted deer, I pointed out the
difference between a buck and a doe
track, fresh scat
and old. While out at the range, it's not just
about
marksmanship, but about ethics as well.
"Dad, why do
we pick up our brass when everyone else
has left
his on the ground?"
I have not taught
her all I know
about hunting, but it's a continuing process;
just as it has been when hunting with my
dad the last 35+
years. He's not through teaching me yet.
This year my
daughter was with my dad when she killed
her first
mulie buck with a well-placed shot at 209
yards. After
the congratulations and hugs, all that he
could say was, "I
guess she knows what she's doing."
Making a good
shot after much range time can be very
satisfying, but
not nearly as much as seeing your child
make the
right decision after considering God's
wisdom on a
matter. They will do this if we put in
enough "range
time" in God's Word with them. It is not our
wisdom
that will help our children find God, but
revealing
enough of the Bible for them to build
convictions about
salvation on their own.
When I meet God on judgment day, I long
to
hear, "Well done, good and faithful
servant." I want to
know that I did my best to teach my
children about
God with as much dilligence as I use to
teach them about hunting. (RC)
Action Point
I have most recently learned that when I am
with my
children in the outdoors, I have a captive
audience, and so, a great opportunity to
share the
importance of God's wisdom with them.
This tactic also
works well with my non-Christian friends.
What an opportunity it is to share the word
with someone
who already respects you as a hunting
partner.
Remember 1Corinthians 9:22, when Paul
said, "I have
become all things to all men so that by all
possible
means I might save some." A missed shot
is a disappointment; but a missed
opportunity to share the
Word can
have graver consequences!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sportsmen's Tip of the
Day
There are many opportunities to sharpen
your
shooting skills on public lands. When
taking
advantage of the outdoors to target shoot,
be sure to
respect possible nearby residential areas;
and be
sure to clean up. Even expended brass
and clay target
debris is considered litter, especially in the
eyes of a
non-shooter who shares natural resources
with us.