My best friend since childhood gave me a plaque that reads:
“Christ is the center of our home, a guest at every meal, a silent listener to every conversation.” 

I placed it in our kitchen, a high-traffic area, as a daily reminder. Despite hanged visibly in the kitchen, it is easy to overlook the plaque. Christian-themed décor is common in homes, but if we’re not intentional, we may miss the chance to teach God’s Word to our children.

Imagine a home where Jesus is more than just a plaque—He’s the Best Friend of everyone in the family. If Jesus is that to us, how can we not share our Best Friend with our children?

Deuteronomy 6:4-9: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

When I read these words, I’m amazed by the intensity and diligence behind the command to teach God’s Word. Today, we may not write God’s Word on our doorposts, but there are countless ways to share His truth through everyday moments. The Holy Spirit equips us for this work. On tough days, we can rest knowing we are not alone—He is with us, guiding and strengthening us.

If conversations about Jesus have become part of your everyday life, that’s a beautiful reflection of faith at work in your home. But there’s another part that’s just as important. What exactly are we sharing with our children about Christianity and Jesus?

Are we presenting faith as a living relationship with the living God, or simply a set of rules to follow? 

Is our hope merely to raise well-behaved children (ones who make good choices, are polite, and stay out of trouble)? Or do we truly long for them to know and love Jesus personally?

This leads us to an even deeper reflection: What kind of Gospel are we sharing with our children? Who is Jesus in our family? Do we trust Him only as our Provider, our Healer, our Miracle Worker? While He certainly is all of these, is that the full picture we’re passing on?

Let’s be careful not to reduce Jesus to someone who only meets our needs. Without realizing it, we might be passing on a shallow understanding of who He is to our children. And in doing so, we risk being deceived. Or worse, unknowingly we lead our children into that same deception!

This calls for a deeper heart-check for us. As parents, we need to pause and ask ourselves some honest questions:

• Are we raising our children to follow Jesus simply so they can have a better, more comfortable life on earth?
• Or are we guiding them to live with an eternal perspective—
  to set their minds on things above (Colossians 3:2),
  to share the Gospel boldly,
  to deny themselves,
  and to carry their cross, knowing that suffering is part of the Christian life?
• Do we truly understand what we’ve been saved from through Jesus’ death on the cross? Have we ever explained to our children the reality of eternal separation from God, and how Jesus’ sacrifice redeemed us from that judgment? Do we ourselves grasp the true power of the Cross?
• Do we honour Jesus as King and Lord—showing Him reverence through our actions, words, obedience, and attitude of worship? Or do we treat Him only as someone to call on when we need something?

These truths aren’t meant to be a one-time lesson, but a daily testimony. Before teaching our children, we must first understand the Gospel ourselves. We are not called to be perfect parents, but faithful ones. The journey of raising children who know and love Jesus starts with our own obedience and love for Him. As we live out the Gospel through our words, actions, and even failures, our children will see a real, living faith. Lean on the Holy Spirit, trusting He will continue His work in our homes (Philippians 1:6). 

Because the greatest legacy we can leave our children is not merely wealth or a good name, but a personal, intimate relationship with Jesus— a lasting faith that carries through generations.