Guard Your Children

Guard Your Children

"These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children."
Deuteronomy 6:6-7

In today's society all Christian children and teenagers populating our schools, attending our churches, and living in our homes are the targets of Satan's strategy. Satan's goal is to destroy our families and churches by seducing our children away from their parents and from God. There are temptations everywhere you look in society, that is enticing your children away from Christ and the godly values you want for them. The movies, the music, the games, the books, the internet, are all focused on promoting a lifestyle, that is drawing your children further and further away from one that God commands. The peer pressure that your children are surrounded with each day, by other children from broken families, is influencing your children to surrender to the lifestyles of the world instead of godly lifestyles. The scripture shown above tells us to teach God's commands to our children, to impress them upon their hearts at every opportunity, and let them know what good godly values are. You as parents, will have the greatest influence on your children than anyone else, and you must demonstrate to them each day, the kind of godly values that they should follow. You need to walk the talk each day, and be the example for them in all aspects of your life. If you aren't their example, someone else will be, and that someone may not be the godly example. Don't take your responsibilities as a parent lightly, but take them seriously, as your child's future is in your hands and in God's hands.
My Daily Devotional Volume V
December 16
Robert William Brock, Jr.