14d) THE BIBLICAL FATHER SEES HIS CHILDREN AS REWARDS (AND A THREAT TO THE ENEMY!)
Who in their right mind would want to turn away the rewards that God values and gives? If we do not value what God values, there is something seriously wrong with our thinking. Furthermore, God says that a man is blessed if He has a quiver full of "rewards." The majority of the present church fails to realize that Satan himself is acutely opposed to quiver full families because the larger the Christian family, the greater threat to his kingdom.
Men, do we realize that the main enemy of the devil is godly Christians who are being raised in godly homes and godly churches? I have often heard people say that it's not about numbers. This statement is true, but God's Word has to be interpreted by all Scripture. Psalm 33:16 says, "There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength."
Then we compare Genesis 1:28, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it." And Psalm 127:4-5, "As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate."
I am not saying that an individual who is saved out of an ungodly family is not a threat to the enemy. They are! However, the quiver full godly family is potentially a greater threat to the devil's kingdom.
Be encouraged.
Colin Campbell