Training Up Children

 Those that pay attention to the words of Scripture and give heed to advice from godly mentors, are described as wise. Those that have a teachable spirit and are endowed with understanding, are the men and women who learn godly wisdom and gain understanding. They are the ones that know how to apply the knowledge they have been taught. They are the ones who respond to the still small voice of the Lord.
 God, in His own wisdom and grace, set each one of us in families and expects children to be taught the things of God, from infancy, by their parents. Children are expected to learn how to live godly lives in their home environment.
 Training Up Children in the way that they should go, is a biblical principle that is acted out in the lives of many Bible characters. Indeed, the young Lord Jesus, Himself, became knowledgeable in the Scripture as a child - and competent in joinery, for He was described as 'the carpenter's son'.
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You for placing us in families and for giving us the understanding that parents are ordained by You, to train up their children in the reverential fear of the Lord. In a world where honor and respect for parents and older mentors is becoming increasingly scorned, we pray that children and young people would be willing to listen to words of instruction from their fathers and to hold fast to the teachings they receive from their mothers. We pray Your protection over Christian families everywhere. May Your name be honored and respected by old and young alike, to Your praise and glory. In Jesus' name, AMEN.