As I often sing little Sunday School ditties with my kids, I am struck by the thought that as adults, we tend to forget these little songs and as children, we may not always pay attention to what we sing. We all know what Jesus Loves Me says and what it means to us. But how many of us stop to think about the words to other songs that we used to sing, that some of us still sing, or that we sing with our kids.
Oh, be careful little eyes, what you see.
Oh, be careful little eyes, what you see.
For the Father up above is looking down in love,
So be careful little eyes, what you see.
Oh, be careful little ears what you hear…
Oh, be careful little mouth what you say...
Oh, be careful little hands, what you do...
Oh, be careful little feet, where you go...
Some of these songs – like this one, have a message still applicable to us as adults and we’d do well to listen. This one speaks of avoiding temptation. The Bible talks about this in Proverbs 7. We often refer to it as “Don’t play with fire.” The simple fact is that what our children sing, we can learn from.
If we are careful about what we look at…what TV shows, movies, books, magazines, websites,…
If we are careful about what we listen to…what music, speakers, friends,…
If we are careful about what we say…what words we choose, what jokes we tell, what gossip we pass on,…
If we are careful about what we do…what clothes we wear, what items we purchase, what we spend our time and money on,…
If we are careful about where we go…
If we choose wisely what we see, hear, say, do, and where we go, then we will avoid untold sin and heartache.
My church body has recently incorporated children’s songs into our Sunday morning worship. Perhaps we should all consider singing to the Lord in this way.
1 comment:
Thanks Brenda! This is a wonderful thought!
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