Power Words for Your Children

There are eternal things, the things of Christ’s kingdom, to instill in our children. These are infinitely more important than getting a worldly education for your children. Do we not see the results of a generation of “Christian” parents who spent their time, lives, and energy to lay up money to “educate” their children in this world’s “higher learning” institutions only to lose them to the enemy of souls? Unreal!

Prepare your children for godliness here and eternity with Christ.

Read God’s Word with your children – the King James Bible.

Memorizing Scripture with your children!

“Let thine heart RETAIN my words.” Proverbs 4:4

ANY parent not teaching literal Holy Scripture to their children today, is out of God’s will (Proverbs 22:6).

Teach, demonstrate to your children what is godly-by what you say and do.

• Christ
• the cross-laying down ones life as did Christ
• truth
• love
• sin
• holiness
• sanctity of human life
• confession of all sin
• the essential of maintaining a clean heart before the LORD
• godliness
• integrity
• honesty
• upright
• contribute – jump in, serve, make a difference (ABS = ALWAYS Be Serving)
• respect for all
• elder respect
• helping others
• serving God and others
• fearing God
• obedience to God’s authority
• courtesy
• edification of others
• fellowship
• restitution
• stewardship
• politeness
• consistency
• mercy
• forgiveness
• grace
• return of Jesus

Though I didn’t grow up in a Christian home, my dad taught us many things good, including consistency. When we wanted to join a sports team he told us that if we were going to start we WERE going to finish and not quit. Isn’t this kin to enduring to the end, persevering, never giving up but rather forging forth in God’s enabling grace, no matter what?

Also, my wonderful father, when training us to automatically DO what is right, used methods that included repetition. As children we’d leave the door open when walking outside. So, my father would have us walk out or in and out of the door and close it 10 times until it became habit. Habitually uprightness can spring from this method. When the Bible says to “Train up a child” it’s speaking of a rigorous course or regiment to instill righteousness or right doing.

Parents-You better get real, quickly! You only have 1 opportunity to train up your child!

The greatest heritage we give our children is God’s Word.

“Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.” Psalms 119:111

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6

Hebrew for “Train up”:

H2596
חָנַךְ
chânak
khaw-nak’
A primitive root; properly to narrow (compare H2614); figuratively to initiate or discipline: – dedicate, train up.

To “Train up” our children we must repetitiously instill in them what is right. Training up carries with its definition a continual, perpetual teaching and not just a one time instruction.

Concerning Scripture memorization with your children, Gary Skinner writes:

“I should have done exactly that, I played the fool for too many years and am paying for it.” 

Thank God for parents who truly love – by chastening, spanking when needed. Only un-loving God-less parents hate their children by not spanking them when needed!

“He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.” Proverbs 13:24

Are you truly training up your children to respect authority, to please God?

ARE you training up your children to be church-goers or daily disciples?