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The Calling on the Life of a Parent
By mstrohm | February 25, 2007
Parent, you have a wonderful calling on your life! Psalm 78
gives some direction to this calling.
Psalm 78
A maskil of Asaph 1 O my people, hear my teaching;
listen to the words of my mouth.
2 I will open my mouth in parables,
I will utter hidden things, things from of old-
3 what we have heard and known,
what our fathers have told us.
4 We will not hide them from their children;
we will tell the next generation
the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD,
his power, and the wonders he has done.
5 He decreed statutes for Jacob
and established the law in Israel,
which he commanded our forefathers
to teach their children,
6 so the next generation would know them,
even the children yet to be born,
and they in turn would tell their children.
7 Then they would put their trust in God
and would not forget his deeds
but would keep his commands.
8 They would not be like their forefathers—
a stubborn and rebellious generation,
whose hearts were not loyal to God,
whose spirits were not faithful to him.
9 The men of Ephraim, though armed with bows,
turned back on the day of battle;
10 they did not keep God’s covenant
and refused to live by his law.
11 They forgot what he had done,
the wonders he had shown them.
Some parents view instilling an understanding of God and His deeds as something you “add” to your schedule. Perhaps parents add periodic church attendance or a reminder not to use bad words. Yet, God gives a different perspective. He gives the picture of exchanging one type of life for another, complete transformation from a life of worldly values to a life of heavenly values. Part of this transformed life is a devotion to passing on an understanding of the praiseworthy deeds and commands of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
God has called you to tell your children about Him. I pray you will consider ways to adjust your life to facilitate this great calling. May you keep the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord before your children. May the next generation know His deeds. Most importantly, may your children put their trust in God and not forget His deeds and commands!
May God’s grace and peace be with you,
Mark Strohm
Topics: From Ellen, From Mark | 1 Comment »
August 8th, 2007 at 10:07 pm
I whole heartedly agree with the post…. but as a mother of a 5 yr old and 3 year old, I wonder… HOW Do I do this? how do I know I’m on track. Do you have ideas about how to adjust my life to facilitate this great calling???