“…bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” (Ephesians 6:4; KJV)
Many children were not brought up; they just growed. We must spend time with our children. The primary responsibility of the parents is to be there for their children. We must learn to maintain an ongoing interest in our children’s spiritual growth.
Teach your children to know the Lord. "Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man glory in his might, nor let the rich man glory in his riches; but let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight," says the LORD. (Jeremiah 9:23-24; NKJV)
Teach your children to love the Lord. "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment.” (Matthew 22:37-38; NIV)
Teach your children to develop a faith of their own. “When all that generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who did not know the LORD nor the work which He had done for Israel.” (Judges 2:10; NKJV)
Let everything you do be done within the context of the word of God. “These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.”(Deuteronomy 6:4-9; NIV)
Our Prayer: May our God and Father bless us with the wisdom, courage and strength to bring our children up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Help us to look unto Jesus. Help us to depend upon the strength of the Holy Spirit. Increase our faith. By your grace, bless our children with a love for You. Help us develop a faith deep within their hearts. In Christ we pray. Amen.
Jason Cicero
