Category: Train Up A Child

Ok Gang,

This is the 3rd and final part of Train up a Child (Proverbs 22:6)…..I think!   I guess we’ll see….

I wanted to go back to this portion of scripture to touch on one very important point…..As a parent of 3 children it was my whole heart to raise them to love, honor and serve God their Father with everything in them!!!  Nothing was going to get in my way!!!  Problem is….things DO get in the way sometimes….”Satan comes to STEAL, KILL, AND DESTROY” (John 10:10) …..1 Peter 5:8 says, “Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”   In Matthew Henry’s Commentary of  1 Peter 5:8 he writes,  “He is a roaring lion, hungry, fierce, strong, and cruel, the fierce and greedy pursuer of souls….. He walks about, seeking whom he may devour; his whole design is … Continue Reading

PROVERBS 22:6

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

Remembering  in Deuteronomy 6 we are commanded to ” diligently teach our children” …… lets consider what it takes to “train” them…. The definition of Train is to “teach a type of behavior”, “to point or aim something”.   Naturally speaking, when we are training, rearing, teaching, molding our children we usually liken it to manners, work ethics, careers, etc.  So what we do with our children is we INVEST in them.  We invest time, direction, emotion, effort, and lots and lots of money!  We want them to be successful members of society…..we want them to excel in school, excel with their peers, dominate college, find “the perfect mate”, get married, have tons of  kids (so we can have lots of grandbabies-Haha), make a zillion dollars and live … Continue Reading

PROVERBS 22:6

“TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO AND WHEN HE IS OLD HE WILL NOT DEPART FROM IT”

 ^{Deuteronomy 6:6-9 ”}  Write these commandments that I’ve given you today on your hearts. Get them inside of you and then get them inside your children. Talk about them wherever you are, sitting at home or walking in the street; talk about them from the time you get up in the morning to when you fall into bed at night. Tie them on your hands and foreheads as a reminder; inscribe them on the doorposts of your homes and on your city gates.” (MSG)

The book of Deuteronomy chapter 6  BEGINS with the Title …..”The Greatest Commandment”  so God is clearly emphasizing something very important for us to pay attention to.  A “command” is NOT a suggestion, it is just what it says…..A COMMAND!  The definition … Continue Reading