When the time of their purification according to the Law of Moses had been completed, Joseph and Mary took Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord.
Here we have two of the most important things a parent can do for their child:
1) Present Him to the Lord. Many churches have a way to do this publicly. By publicly devoting your child to the Lord, you are making a declaration of obedience and commitment. You are also asking for the support of your church. The congregation serves as witnesses to the promises parents are making before God. This should be done privately as well, as the parents lift their child up, repeatedly, to God in prayer.
2) Joseph and Mary do this together. The spiritual training of our children is not the responsibility of one parent. This is a wonderful opportunity for a couple to work together, to encourage each other, and to utilize their own strengths in raising and teaching their children.
Our children belong to God. He has given us the responsibility to train them up in the way they should go.
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Monday, December 3, 2012
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Judges 13:8
Then Manoah prayed to the Lord: "O Lord, I beg You, let the man of God You sent to us come again to teach us how to bring up the boy who is to be born."
As I write this, my two children are on mission trips far from home - my older daughter is in Nicaragua and my younger one is in Nepal. I have been through many mixed emotions in the past ten months or so since we first started thinking about these trips, but there is one thing I have been confident about - that God would be with my girls no matter what.
Long before they were born, God had them in their hands. He knit them together and is familiar with all their ways (Psalm 139). My husband and I have done what we could, often by trial and error. But ultimately they are who they are because of Jesus Christ.
How wonderful to know that God does not intend for us to parent our children alone! There is such a peace in knowing that He answers every prayer we lift up for our children. His Word is the perfect parenting manual.
Spend time with your husband daily asking God for wisdom in raising the children He has entrusted to you.
As I write this, my two children are on mission trips far from home - my older daughter is in Nicaragua and my younger one is in Nepal. I have been through many mixed emotions in the past ten months or so since we first started thinking about these trips, but there is one thing I have been confident about - that God would be with my girls no matter what.
Long before they were born, God had them in their hands. He knit them together and is familiar with all their ways (Psalm 139). My husband and I have done what we could, often by trial and error. But ultimately they are who they are because of Jesus Christ.
How wonderful to know that God does not intend for us to parent our children alone! There is such a peace in knowing that He answers every prayer we lift up for our children. His Word is the perfect parenting manual.
Spend time with your husband daily asking God for wisdom in raising the children He has entrusted to you.
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