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STICKING FAST ARROWS
God calls parents to train their children to be arrows of truth. Arrows that hit the mark. Arrows that refuse to give up until victory is accomplished.
God’s arrows are like fish hooks. They have a barb on their tip, and they are not easy to pull out. Psalm 38:2 says: “For thine arrows stick fast in me.”
God’s arrows stick to the course. They are stickers, not quarters. They will never “throw in the towel” and like a wimpy boxer slink back to their corner of the ring.
If one arrows doesn’t fell the giant, they keep on shooting the “sticking fast” arrows. Eventually he will fall. Giving up is not a part of their vocabulary. Come hell or high water, God’s arrows will never give up.
Paul said in 2 Timothy 4:7: “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.”
We read a sad Scripture in Psalm 78:9: “The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.” Ephraim was one of the main tribes of Israel. When Israel was divided, Ephraim represented the ten northern tribes and Judah represented the two tribes in Jerusalem.
Why would Ephraim do such a thing? Psalm 78:10, 11 gives us the answer:
1. “They did not keep the covenant of God.”
2. “They refused to walk in His law.”
3. “They forgot his works, and his wonders that he had showed them.”
These three things resulted in their inability to “stick fast” in the day of battle.
As parents, we must never quit imparting God’s truth to our children. If we quit, who else will fire the arrows of truth into them?
The whole church of God desperately needs a revival of “never-quitting, never-giving in, and never compromising” regarding daily family devotions. These are the times when arrows of truth penetrate into our sons and daughters. We must never be casual about this because our children determine the future of our nation, both morally and spiritually.
Remember Deuteronomy 6:6, 7 (AMP): “And these words which I am commanding you this day shall be (first) in your (own) minds and hearts; (then) You shall whet and sharpen them so as to make them penetrate, and teach and impress them diligently upon the minds and hearts of your children . . . “
Be encouraged.
Colin Campbell
