Dedicate to the Lord
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!