Matthew 22:15-22 “15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted together how they might trap Him in what He said. 16 And they sent their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians, saying, ‘Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any. 17 Tell us then, what do You think? Is it lawful to give a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?’ 18 But Jesus perceived their malice, and said, ‘Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites? 19 Show Me the coin used for the poll-tax.’ And they brought Him a denarius. 20 And He said to them, ‘Whose likeness and inscription is this?’ 21 They said to Him, ‘Caesar’s.’ Then He said to them, ‘Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God the things that are God’s.’ 22 And hearing this, they were amazed, and leaving Him, they went away.”

Moms and Dads, most people read this passage and focus on giving to Caesar what is his. Not me. I focused on giving God what is His. Agree? So the question has to be asked – What is His?

We need to teach our children early that everything we have belongs to Him. Our very breath is a gift from God, which He gives us liberally. The clothes on our back, the food on our table and the toys we give them all come from Him. When our children learn this early, they are more likely to respect what they have and also share with others.

Our world is so focused on getting all it can that we fail to teach that everything belongs to Him. We hold all our possessions with open hands so that we can release it to Him or someone else. Won’t you help your child to learn this basic truth of stewardship today? It will be a lifelong lesson for them which you can begin now.