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HOW DO YOU LOVE YOUR CHILDREN?
What is God's plan for our lives? To present us unblameable and unreprovable in His sight at the coming of the Lord Jesus (I Corinthians 1:8; Colossians 1:21-23; and I Thessalonians 3:13). To conform us to the image of His Son, Jesus Christ (Romans 8:29 and 2 Corinthians 3:18).
We also should have a vision for our children. Of course, we need a biblical vision. If God’s vision is to present us blameless at His coming, I think that’s a good vision for our children, don’t you?
When raising our children, I took to my heart the following Scripture. 1 Thessalonians 5:23: “The very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ."
It is not enough to care for our children’s physical lives. We must guard their souls and spirits. This kind of vision takes our whole lives and earnest prayer.
I was talking with a mother last evening and she said something arrested me. “I love my children beyond their flesh.” How true that is. As mothers, we have a higher vision than making sure our children are well fed and clothed. We see beyond that. We are not content with middle of the road children. We want to see them passionate for God, instead of hankering after the things of this world.
If our children are rebellious and disobedient, we don’t think it’s funny. We deal with this sin. We cry out to God in prayer. For we are not just looking after children. We have a vision for God’s character to be formed in them. We want them to fulfil the purpose for which they were born. We do not want them contaminated by the deceptions of this world.
We constantly and vigilantly watch over their souls and their spirits.
Be blessed,
Nancy Campbell
Painting by Pierre Auguste Renoir (1897).
