"In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge."(Proverbs 14:26)
"A place of refuge" The word refuge in the Bible means a "shelter of hope", now that's good stuff, I don't care who you are!! It's really good because it flows down to our children. So once we start the flow by fearing God, we can expect it to happen in our children. When we as parents fear God, it has a major positive effect on our children's future. Our reverence of God give us a confident spirit that trickles down stream into our children who are our future. There is a massive group of people that will soon control our government, lead our churches , teach in our schools and be in complete charge of our future. This group of people that I'm referring to is our children. It is up to us what we put in their hearts that will make the difference in the type choices that they will make that will be the defining factor. What are we putting in them? What do they hear us discussing around the dinner table? They are smarter than you think and they absorb everything that spills over into their lives. What is our overflow? What are they soaking up when they are with us, what do they hear us say? Do they feel the fear of the Lord in our spirits which would produce confidence and hope. Our children are under so much stress at school, in sports, their clubs, etc... Hello, Mom and Dad, we must reverence the God we talk about on Sunday at church, EVERYDAY, so we create an environment of hope in their lives.
"And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up."(Deuteronomy 6:7) As the verse says, just fear God and you will have confidence that will give your children the edge they need to move forward through life. We are strong in the Lord and as we are, so are our children!
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
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