CREATING A TASTE FOR GOD Perhaps the key passage in Scripture to understanding the parents proper attitude toward children is Proverbs 22:6. However, we often misunderstand that verse because we do not really know what the verb train means. To the modern mind, the verb train smacks of discipline. We can almost see the hard-boiled sergeant dressing down the new recruit, a strict teacher telling his student what to do, or a demanding father insisting a son do something right. However, in the original Hebrew that is not at all what train meant. In that ancient tongue, train denoted the action of the midwife when she would dip her finger in the oil and rub the tiny palate of the newborn baby, causing that baby to have a desire to suck. Thus, what that verse really means is, Create a taste for God in the heart of your child, and when he is old nothing else in life will satisfy his hunger. What a difference a correct understanding of this simple verse makes. As godly parents, we are not always to straighten out our children. Rather, we are to love them deeply and provide a climate of love and security that is a result of our relationship with God. The child raised in such an atmosphere is a lot closer to Calvary than one raised in a hostile or cold setting. Devotional Content For Proverbs 22:6
Posted on: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 12:39:02 +0000
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