Isaiah 54:13
Believe it or not, one
thing that is for sure in this life is that your child is going to learn something… It may not be the things you desire, but
this is why teaching and training in the home are of the utmost importance… So
many people have delayed the teaching and training aspect of parenting and this
has allowed the enemy to take the reins in the classroom and teach all the
things which the child doesn’t need to learn… It’s imperative that “Thy
children shall be taught of the Lord,” the enemy is a very enticing
teacher and if you allow him in than your child will never be at peace and
therefore you will have several sleepless nights and a mind full of worry… This
is why we are told today that teaching your child of the Lord will bring peace…
The sooner that you realize that you must teach about the Lord even in the
womb, the sooner you can begin to instill peace in your offspring… Make no
mistake about it, whether you want to deal with it or not; the truth of the
matter is that you child will learn from whomever speaks into their lives… If
you don’t take this word and begin to teach you will see what becomes of your
child and soon realize that you should’ve been the one teaching… Teaching
and training are required in the will of God because without them we all will
perish… You child needs to know about Jesus, but they also need to have Jesus
broken down and implanted in their lives… This means that you as a parent must
spend time in study and not just quote a scripture that you learn and
remembered… Isaiah says thy children shall be taught of the Lord… You
are required to teach them and this requires you to observe and walk in
obedience in Him as well… What God is it if you tell me about Jesus, but cannot
elaborate on why it is that I should follow Him…? What good is it if you quote
a scripture but cannot give me the background on what it means… It pains me to
hear people who quote scripture and in quoting it they use it out of context…
Children have been taught about Jesus, but the training which requires in-depth
devotion is lacking, so the peace you seek is not found… The children of God
were a rebellious people; however, Isaiah instructs us how to obtain peace even
in the most precarious situation and I it starts with teaching… Isaiah
reminds us today that we are called to bring up our children in the way of the
Lord… So many youth have gone astray and have fallen short and it is not
because the children are bad, but because they have not been trained in the way
and will of God… Proverbs 22:6 tells us to, “Train up a child in the
way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it…” People
have often wondered why their children did not walk in what they were taught.
One reason for this is that many parents did not "train" their
children, but only "taught" their children about the things of God.
Teaching is sharing information, while training integrates that teaching into a
lifestyle. A child needs to be encouraged in this day and age, we need to
recognize the God given gifts they possess and encourage them along those
lines. Training is a lot more tedious and takes a committed effort on the part
of parents. Training involves enforcing and reinforcing what is being taught.
You can teach your child about the toilet, but they will never use it until
they are trained… You have the ability to train you child because you have been
trained… The same principle applies to Christ; if you can’t teach and
train your child you need to check yourself and your own relationship with the
Lord… Maybe you can’t teach and train Him because you don’t know Him and if you
don’t know Him than you will never be able to obtain the peace that He imparts
to all that come to Him… We must get back to training our
children in the ways of the Lord. Notice the promise that is assured when we
instill the teachings and will of God; “Great shall be the peace of thy
children…” Peace is calm, tranquility and harmony; training a child is
a tedious task, but with prayer and dedication it will produce a fruit that was
and is well-worth the sacrifice and commitment that you have made… Turn
on the news and we see kids killing each other, go to prison and we see kids
standing in the midst of grown men with their future being tossed in the
garbage. More and more of these generations are becoming extinct and a
dying or decaying breed. Earlier and earlier kids are having kids, earlier and
earlier kids are becoming alcoholics and drug abusers. Look at the crime rate
in America; look at the graduation percentages of youths verse the drop-out
rate. It is time for a better hope, a better tomorrow and that starts with kids
being brought up in the word of God. This passage tells us that there will be
peace when children are taught of the Lord, we see parents arguing with their
children, we see kids run away from home, but what we don’t see is a mother or
father telling their children they love them and more importantly that God
loves them even more. We don’t see them telling them of the sacrifice
made on Calvary, the fact that Jesus endured beatings and mocking so that we
may have a future. Train up a child in the way he should go and when
he is old he shall not depart from it. TRAIN UP YOUR CHILD!
BE BLESSED!!!
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