My Grandson - My Responsibility

My grandson walked into the computer room about 3 weeks ago and spotted an old bible sitting next to the computer that was his auntie Kellie's when she was a little girl. He reached over and picked it up and read the cover and said, “Holy Bible”. Then he turned to me and said, “Grandma, how come you know so much about the bible?” That question took me by surprise. I said, “Well, Caleb I guess because it is the very essence of my life and I study and read it every chance I get.” He then asked me what essence meant. So I told him that in this case that essence meant that the bible is the very spirit, the very heart, the real meaning, and the very soul of my life and without it I cannot live, that my soul would die and I would be lost.

Caleb then opened up the bible and turned to this page and read the following:

I was very excited that he was able to read this scripture on his own. He really liked the picture that went with this verse. He then asked me what it meant so I began to explain it to him. My heart was overjoyed to have my 6 year old grandson asking me questions concerning the word of God. Caleb then said that the bible has too many words and wanted to know how I could read them all. So I explained that I read a little everyday. That God has so many wonderful things to tell us and that there is no way we could read about it all in a day or a week or a month. That it takes a year or so to read about all the wonderful things he has to tell us. I told him that I have read God’s word many times and that when I have read it over and over I get something new out of it every time.

Caleb then asked me what kind of things God tells us in the bible. So I began to explain to him how God tells us that he loves us. How he is our friend and how he will provide for us and protect us. At that time all the tornados were going through many areas. So I took him to Sis Elm’s blog site and showed him how Bro Lance’s church was hit by a tornado and destroyed but how those that were in the church had gathered into a closet and how God had kept His hand on them and spared them all. I read the entire article to him and he was so amazed and said, “WOW, God does protect huh grandma?”

As I sat and heard so many wonderful messages at the Ladies Conference, my heart was so uplifted. Sister Hernandez was awesome on that first night speaking on forgiveness. This is a must! If we don’t forgive you know our Father in Heaven cannot forgive us. Sis Buxton did an outstanding job on speaking about the audacity to believe in the next generation to carry on this precious, precious Gospel. Then Sis Hodges spoke on passing on a Legacy. As these ladies were speaking, my above conversation with my grandson came back to me. I thought Oh Dear God, I do have the audacity to believe in my grandson to carry on this precious Gospel. I will pass on this Legacy to him. I will teach him everything I know about you. I will teach him everything I know about your precious word. I will teach him how to forgive when someone does him wrong so that you will be able to forgive him when he does wrong. I will teach him how to live for you and how to fall in love with you. I will teach him how to serve you. I will teach him how to put you first and foremost above everyone else and everything else. I will do my best to be an example of what a Christian is to be.

You think that when your kids are grown and gone from the nest that your work is done. NOT SO! Now you have grandchildren looking your way. Our work is never done. It continues until the day we die. I must continue to be an example to my grandson and my grown children. I must continue to pass on this Legacy as long as I live.

I am so thankful that God touched my body and allowed me to attend the Ladies Conference. The devil did everything thing in his power to keep me from going. But my God came through and I was able to go. What wonderful, powerful, annointed messages did we hear. The singing was none the less. I have truly been blessed by attending the 2008 Western District Ladies Conference.