Good morning; as you know, as Christian parents, we live in a world where our children are the target of ungodly teaching and influence. And, we as the parents, must take the responsibility to “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6). This verse is a promise from the Word of God that if we are dedicated, if we instruct, and if we motivate our children in the things of God, they will return to their foundation. To “train up a child in the way they should go” first involves dedicating our children to the Lord. Children are a gift/blessing from God, and when God entrusts us with our children, we become stewards of their life. And our job, as long as our children are dependent on us a parents, no matter the age we are to instruct them in the things of God. After the dedication, and after the godly instruction, we are to motivate them in the way they “should go, and when he (they) is old, he (they) will not depart from it.” My friend, we must take the responsibility to dedicate our children to the Lord, which takes great dedication from the parent. If we do not take time to instruct our children in the ways of God and take time to motivate them to serve and live for God, we may lose them to this world. The world is seeking after our children; let’s join forces and fight the streets for our children. I encourage you to pray for a family ministry in which your family can enjoy serving God together and that your children will fall in love with serving God. Father, I pray blessings upon all parents reading this devotion this morning, that we assume the teaching and instructing our children in the things of God. I pray we have dedicated our children to you and that we are dedicated to the effort it takes to develop their godly ministry. Be Blessed in Jesus’ Name!

Good morning; I pray that you found your way to the house of God on this past Lord’s Day. I pray that you worshipped Him in Spirit and in Truth. I sat down at my desk, and God reminded me what He has spoken to Jeremiah, living and preaching in the current conditions of our world. I thank God for the reminders in the Word of God. God told Jeremiah, “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations” (Jeremiah 1:5). God told Jeremiah, “BEFORE I (God) formed thee,” this morning, I want you to know that God is the one who forms the babies inside the mother’s womb; God is the one who gives life. My friend, God has given you life this morning for a purpose; God created you in your mother’s womb for a purpose. Listen, God “sanctified and ordained” Jeremiah, a prophet before he was born into this world. Thank God Jeremiah’s mother gave birth to the prophet of God. When I held my four boys in my arms, I didn’t know what God had in store for them, but I can promise you, based on God’s Word, He has a purpose for them. Look at your children this morning, and tell them God has a purpose for their life. “Then the Lord put fourth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, behold, I have put my words in thy mouth” (v.9). I felt the Spirit of God as I was typing this verse into the devotion. God could be placing His hand on your child’s mouth right now, and no greater Power will anyone have than the Word of God coming out of their mouth. Precious Lord, I pray this morning that we as parents will remind our children that God has a plan for them, and as we speak, You are touching their lives for your purpose. Be Blessed in Jesus’ Name!