What kind of children are you bringing up?

[Leonardo Von]

What kind of children are you bringing up?

•    Pro 17:21 -> “He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.”.

One of the great mistakes that people make nowadays is to put their children in the day care center. For the most that the person loves children and have great concepts and values before the Creator, isn’t in vain that the Creator put the children in the womb of the mother. The lean is they grow in a bad way.

See what took place in the time of Amos:

•    Amo 7:1-6 -> “ This is what the Lord GOD showed me: behold, he was forming locusts when the latter growth was just beginning to sprout, and behold, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings. When they had finished eating the grass of the land, I said, “O Lord GOD, please forgive! How can Jacob stand? He is so small!” The LORD relented concerning this: “It shall not be,” said the LORD. This is what the Lord GOD showed me: behold, the Lord GOD was calling for a judgment by fire, and it devoured the great deep and was eating up the land. Then I said, “O Lord GOD, please cease! How can Jacob stand? He is so small!” The LORD relented concerning this: “This also shall not be,” said the Lord GOD. ”.

One of the reasons for coming in the mind of the Creator so big judgment can be seen below in Micah:

•    Mic 2:9 -> “The women of my people you drive out from their delightful houses; from their young children you take away my splendor forever.”.

And the worst is that, if someone is punished, everybody who abide in that home (or city, country, world) suffer the aftermaths. After, when their children part toward the bad path, they want to blame the society, government, etc., and even the Creator. After all, they pray and don’t hear any answer.

Many times, for mercy, the Creator hear our prayers, as we can see in Amos. Nonetheless, why don’t we pray to Jesus before do the things? Why do we ignore the advices of the Holy Scripture? For instance:

•    Pro 19:18 -> “Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him to death.”.
•    Pro 22:6 -> “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”.
•    Pro 29:15 -> “The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.”.
•    Pro 29:17 -> “Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.”.
•    Pro 23:13,14 -> “Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die. If you strike him with the rod, you will save his soul from Sheol.”.

So, have a good day instructing personally your child (instead of outsourcing this job) and, only then, pray to Jesus. If you don’t fulfill your role in the life of your children you will be tempting Jesus, provoking Him to zeal. And, for sure, Ha-Satan will send someone to teach the evil.

 

[BibleStudent100]

10 minutes ago, Leonardo Von said:

What kind of children are you bringing up?

•    Pro 17:21 -> “He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.”.

Wonderful and insightful thoughts Leonardo.  Parents also call upon God for direction on how to train and discipline children. Manoah, the father of Samson, wanted his son to grow up in the right way. So he prayed to the Lord for guidance in the training of his boy. “Excuse me, Lord,” prayed Manoah. “The man of God that you just sent, let him, please, come again to us and instruct us as to what we ought to do to the child that will be born.” “Accordingly God listened to the voice of Manoah and the angel of God came” and instructed them. Their son grew up to be a faithful servant of God. (Judg. 13:8-14) Follow this good example. Pray to God for guidance, and then follow his direction in his Word!