God’s Word tells us to "Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it," Proverbs 22:6. Relative to this, as Christians, Bible lessons for kids would seem imperative as the Word of God is certainly the highest degree of training offered. It's status-quo for a lot of adult Christians to look for ways to strengthen their walks with Chirst, but what about kids? Reading the Bible to a child, depending on the translation, doesn't always grab their attention. Of course, there's some great children's Bibles that speak a kid's language, but it's also a nice little change to teach children Bible lessons through animal and other imaginative stories that capture their attention. Variety is always nice, thus the spice of life.

I don't know about you but as an adult who tries to keep Bible reading something that's done on a consistent basis I welcome change every now and then, especially the kind that keeps me in my Bible reading loop. Hence, I like to read books that have scripture in them or at least talk about Biblical principles. They often serve as a breath of fresh air and make me desire to get back to the raw word in the old and new testaments. It would be nice to have Bible lessons for kids to come in some different varieties as well. To those who say, "oh no, we can only have the literal Word of God," I offer it in Phillipians 4:8, "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things." Good, admirable books with scripture or Biblical principles therein help temper our character and spirit, thus provide Bible lessons just the same. It’s a similar concept to cross-training when working out. If you’re just lifting weights it’s beneficial, but if you mix some running in with the weight training you’d be surprised how the lung expansion from your aerobic exercise increases your capacity for muscular strength and the overall beauty of the body.

If our spirit were a muscle the same principle would apply. As we mix the raw word with great Christian books our spirit gets stronger and develops more beautifully. And so we discover Max Lucado, Joyce Meyer, John Eldredge and many others who offer us a multitude of edifying Christian books. On the contrary, that's typically not so for children. It's great when you find a nice story with a good Biblical message as you're getting two jobs done with one book - entertaining and teaching. Relative to this, Bible lessons for kids need to be given one spoonful at a time. Too much at once, and the little guys will spit it out. If you look hard you can find those books with a nice balance of entertainment and teaching; they’re out there. When found, take the initiate, use them as gifts, as a charitable way of fulfilling the great commission our Father has called each of us to. Your charity will not only be received by impressionable children, but will support those who’ve taken the time and risk to provide Christian media in a darkened world, thus keep the river of edifying entertainment for our kids flowing. In the culture of death we live in it’s a simple and easy way to get children on the right path amongst all the wrong paths available to them. Bible lessons for kids made easy through children‘s stories.