YOU ARE A CARETAKER
MEMORISE
Lo,
children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Psalm 127:3
READ
Psalm 127:3-5
3 Lo, children are an heritage of
the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
4 As arrows are in the hand of a
mighty man; so are children of the youth.
5 Happy is the man that hath his
quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the
enemies in the gate.
MESSAGE
The scripture in today’s Bible reading establishes
one fundamental truth that all parents must accept: God owns all children. God
laboured to create man, both male and female. He then pronounced His blessing
upon them that they should be fruitful and multiply, so that they would
reproduce after their own kind. The product of the union of the man and woman
whom God created therefore became His own reward! It then follows that any man
or woman who claims to own a child is exhibiting ignorance because they do not
even have an idea of how the child was formed in the womb.
A case in point with respect to this principle is
the story in Exodus 2:9b where the daughter of Pharaoh said:
“Take
this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages.”
The Almighty God is so generous that he gave us children who in all
respects belong to Him. He gave them to us as caretakers with the promise of a
reward if we nurse them for Him and not for ourselves. Some parents nurture the
children God gave to them with the sole aim of promoting their family name! For
some others, they nurture them to carry on the customs of their family! Such
people clearly think their children belong to them. They miss the point, and
they will be rewarded accordingly. Contrary to such mindset, the Bible in
Proverbs 22:6 says:
“Train up a child in the way he
should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
The question then is: In what way should a child be
trained? The answer to this question is found in Psalm 34:11:
“Come,
ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.”
The fear of the Lord goes hand in hand with the
knowledge of God. In fact, the fear of the Lord comes from knowing God and
understanding His ways (Proverbs 9:10). The knowledge of The Holy One is found
in His word. All parents should therefore train their children in the fear of
the Lord through injunctions from the Holy Bible and not fables. As stated in
Psalm 19:7, only the word of God is endued with power to change the heart of a
man for good:
“The
law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is
sure, making wise the simple.”
PRAYER
POINT
Pray for all parents in your church, that God will
grant them the wisdom to take care of their children the way He expects them
to. Pray also for those considered barren, that in nine months from today,
their babies will be born.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Ezekiel 25-27;
Psalm 71:14-24
Father, help us to bring them up in your own way.
ReplyDeleteAbba Father, it ȋ̝̊ڪ M̶̲̥̅γ̲̣̣̥ prayer that you help all †ђξ parents including M̶̲̥̅γ̲̣̣̥ parent t̶̲̥̅̊ợ̣̣̇̇̇ train their God given children in †ђξ way that you want. IJN
ReplyDeleteFather those children are your, please help us as parents to train them up in the fear of God. Amen
ReplyDeleteLord I pray for those who are considered barren, that they bring forth children & that they bring them up to glorify Your name in Jesus name.
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