Teach God’s love to your children and grandchildren all day long. At home and on the road, in the morning and in the evening. Read Deuteronomy 6:7. God offered a covenant: “I will be your God, and you will be my people.” God gave the Hebrew people the Ten Commandments, which is how we keep the covenant. The covenant and the commandments were to be taught to future generations. Moses instructed the people to do this in several categories. Today’s verse instructs us when and where to teach our children and grandchildren. When? We are to teach our children God’s love all day, every day. When Moses wrote that we should teach our children in the morning and the evening, it is implied that we also teach them every time in between. Basically, when we are awake, we are demonstrating God’s love with our words and actions. Where? We are to teach our children about God’s love everywhere. Moses wrote that we are to teach our children when we are at home, and when we are not at home. Well, I can’t think of how that omits a location. We are either at home, or we are "on the road," not at home. The Ten Commandments were more than rules to follow. They shaped the people’s identity as they lived out the covenant they made with God and with one another. It reminds me of Paul’s instructions to the Thessalonians, “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” These are more than instructions; this is who we are as followers of Jesus Christ. We are to rejoice, pray, and give thanks from morning to night, when we are at home or on the road. Our identity is shaped by the love of Jesus Christ, who died for our sins and was raised to life to offer us hope for eternal life. God is our God, and we are God’s people.

Lord Jesus, help us to follow you with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. Inspire us to share your love with the next generation whenever we are at home or on the road from sunrise to sunset. Amen.