Deuteronomy 29:5 “I have led you forty years in the wilderness; your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandal has not worn out on your foot.”
How many of you have worn hand-me-downs? You know, the clothes your older siblings wore? When I was growing up I would get some of my older brother’s clothes. I couldn’t wear his pants because my legs were so big I wore husky-plus pants. Don’t laugh! But I did wear a lot of his shirts and shoes.
The children of Israel had 40 years of hand-me-downs. It says their clothes did not wear out, nor did their sandals. Now, how would you feel wearing your grandparents’ hand-me-downs? Lol. The point of this is the Lord took care of them down to the very stitch of clothing and the soles of their feet.
TEACHING MOMENT
The next time you pass down some clothing from one child to another (now, don’t make your son wear his older sister’s clothes, lol), remind them of this story. Passing down clothing is a good way to fully utilize a resource God has blessed us with. If you don’t have other children, pass them down to another family or a thrift shop that can sell them.
Your child probably will not want to wear those hand-me-downs. And don’t make them wear something inappropriate for them. But they need to know that we are to be thankful for everything we receive from the Lord, even hand-me-downs.
How about you? What has the Lord “passed down” to you? Are you avoiding “wearing” it? Perhaps, your church has appointed you, due to your giftedness, to handle a responsibility there. Are you rejecting that? If you know that “fits”, you must pick it up and serve.
We tend to reject hand-me-downs. We prefer the newest fashions. God, however, has been passing down hand-me-downs for generations. We should gladly receive any and all hand-me-downs He gives us. That seemingly worn out “gift” may be just what we need to fulfill our walk with Him.
A Moment In Time 