Daily Devotion for June 21, 2006

Given Our Children Back

 

And she made a vow: “O Lord Almighty, if you will look down upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you. He will be yours for his entire lifetime, and as a sign that he has been dedicated to the Lord, his hair will never be cut.” 1 Samuel 1:11

 

Samuel was promised to God before his mother Hannah conceived him. Hannah said: “Give me a son, then I will give him back to you.” Children are a gift from God. What greater gift can we give our children than to raise them from birth in a Christian home? It is crucial that they are taught about God while their hearts are young. There is nothing more important than to teach a child to love the Lord. Children who are taught to know God early in life have purpose and direction. If we are parents and fail to do this, we fail at life. We miss the plan of God. Thank God that He intervenes when we fail at being a parent.  Remember that – an important lesson to show our children is how we operate under the grace and mercy of an Eternal Father who is perfect. 

 

Teach your children to choose the right path, and when they are older, they will remain upon it (Proverbs 22:6).  Some versions say train up a child in the way he should go. Training means effort and a lot of repetition. You can’t train for a marathon if you only jog once a week.

 

 If raising our children as believers was more important than our job, the size of our home, or how much money we make, it wouldn’t be that hard to raise godly kids.

 

 “There is just one way to bring up a child in the way he should go and that is to travel that way yourself.” (Abraham Lincoln)

 

Prayer
Lord, help us to realize that children are our most priceless possessions. Amen.

 

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