The Verse of the Day

-October 12, 2020-

Good morning happy Monday, happy Columbus Day,

-Parents Are The Best Teachers-

“My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother; For they will be a graceful ornament around your neck.”

(Proverbs 1:8-9).

Many parents in our day are turning to homeschooling as a more effective and profitable way of teaching their children. But whether you homeschool your children or not, parents play the most important role in teaching their kids in the ways of the Lord. Parents are more effective than pastors or even Sunday School teachers at imparting the Word of God on a personal and practical level.

Parents are not only good teachers but are role models and examples. In order for this to be true to the highest degree, the fathers and mothers must be walking with the Lord themselves, seeking and obeying the will of God, reading the Word, and praying every day. They must be spending time with Lord. A parent, like any teacher, can only take their kids as far as they have gone themselves.

Solomon relates the benefits of parental instruction in our text today: “For they will be a graceful ornament on your head, and chains about your neck.” To the Jewish mind, they were familiar with this language for they wore these things themselves. Their clothes and ornaments showed that they were God’s people.

Even today, the clothes our kids wear should be modest and respectful, and not be associated with gangs or indecent or worldly behavior. For the most part, our Christian faith comes from within and shows in our godly lives. Children mimic and follow their parents and want to be like them. This is why parents teach by their words, actions, and example.

Parents have a huge responsibility, and with it comes a great accountability from the Lord. You will have to give an account to the Lord at the Judgment Seat of Christ. The Lord takes it seriously and so should we. The key is to discipline our children in love, and love them by disciplining them just as our heavenly Father does us. Proverbs 22:5 says, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” Even if you have no children, you can apply the principles to discipling and mentoring young believers in their walk with Christ. Each of us is an example and role model to someone.

Have a blessed day teaching your children in the ways of the Lord in practical way. Stay safe and healthy.

Dean