BIBLICAL FATHERHOOD--THE GREAT NEED OF THE WORLD 4. f) HE HAS A VISION FOR A GODLY DYNASTY

THE BIBLICAL FATHER SEES HIS CHILREN AS ARROWS

2) POLISHED ARROWS

Isaiah 49:2 says, "He made me a polished shaft (arrow); in his quiver hath he hid me; and said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified." I believe that God uses parents to do most of the polishing in a child's life. Arrow polishing is not a short process in a child's life. It would be much shorter in a natural wooden arrow. Nevertheless, it would have still been a painstaking process and a mighty warrior would want every arrow to fly swift and straight to the heart of his enemy.

The purpose of polishing  and smoothing arrows is to make them very fast and accurate. When you are facing a very formidable enemy you cannot afford to have inferior arrows. If David did not kill Goliath with that first SMOOTH stone, Goliath would have certainly torn David apart before he had a chance to sling the second stone. David knew that he would need a smooth stone, polished through the years of running water and the tumbling affect of rubbing against other stones. It would be an absolutely necessity in order to fly swiftly with enough speed to sink into the thick skull of Goliath and bring him crashing down (1Samuel 17:40).

State schools cannot polish our children to be the arrows to provide our nation with victories we so desperately need. We need arrows who can pierce the enemy's lies, falsehood, corruption, immoralities, and evils that are right now flooding our nation. It can only happen through wise enlightened fathers and mothers.

Be encouraged. Colin