August 9 – Proverbs 22:6 (Amp)
Proverbs 22:6 (Amp) Train up a child in the way he should go [and in keeping with his individual gift or bent], and when he is old he will not depart from it. Each child is an individual, with his own giftings and bents hard-wired into him from the Lord. Keep your heart tuned to looking for them. Ask God to open your eyes. As in — is he a reason-oriented or feelings-oriented child? When you know that, it will help to train him in a way... Read More
August 8 – Ephesians 6:4 (Amp)
Ephesians 6:4 (Amp) Fathers, so not irritate and provoke your children to anger — do not exasperate them to resentment — but rear them [tenderly] in the training and discipline and the counsel and admonition of the Lord. What might provoke a child to anger? Making him do something that he isn’t trained to do. Requiring something of him that you fail to require of yourself. Not having any respect for him as a person or for his... Read More
August 7 – Hebrews 12:12-13
Hebrews 12:12-13 Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. “Make level paths for your feet,” so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed. This is the point of all that has gone before in the last several verses in this chapter. And I think it’s a point we need to teach our children: how to respond to discipline. I’ve seen over-reaction on both ends of the spectrum by both children and adults, including... Read More
August 6 – Hebrews 12:11 Proverbs 29:17
Hebrews 12:11 Proverbs 29:17 Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Discipline your son, and he well give you peace; he will bring delight to your soul. Here is discipline bringing peace to both giver and receiver. I’ve always wondered about the phrase “to those who have been trained by it.” Can a rebellious heart refuse to be trained, even though God (or us,... Read More
August 5 – Hebrews 12:11 Proverbs 13:24; 22:15; 23:13-14; 29:15
Hebrews 12:11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Pretty good jumping-off place to bring in all that the writers of the proverbs say about the rod, which is a “rod, staff, a stick used to assist in walking, discipline, and guidance.” So…a few…with only a little comment. Proverbs 13:24 He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him. Why? Because the father sees farther... Read More
August 4 – Hebrews 12:9-10, Proverbs 19:18
Hebrews 12:9-10 Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live! Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in His holiness. I see two ideas to gain from this: 1) Children will respect parents who discipline them. 2)The discipline of parents WILL be imperfect,... Read More
August 3 – Hebrews 12:5-8
Because a very big percentage of what the Bible has to say about the parent-to-child relationship is about training and discipline, I want to cover it — but it is with some fear and trepidation! I’ll try to just cover what the Bible says, and, when I interject my own opinion, I’ll tell you! Hebrews 12:5-13 is a good section on discipline — mostly how God disciplines us, but it also says a lot about parent to child, too. My... Read More
August 2 – Proverbs 3:12
Proverbs 3:12 For whom the Lord loves He corrects, even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights. To correct basically means to line up with the right way. Who wouldn’t do that to a son he loves? In my mind the picture is to keep putting him back on the path as he strays off of it. When they’re young (think of a lamb), it’s easy – just a gentle nudging. But it has to be EVERY TIME, and at the first sign of straying.... Read More
August 1 – Deuteronomy 6:7-9
Deuteronomy 6:7-9 Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. Some of the ways seem like — just as you go about your day, remember God’s words in everything you do. See the natural, everyday things as ways to teach your kids about God. Nature... Read More
July 31 – Deuteronomy 6:7
Deuteronomy 6:7 You shall teach them diligently to your children. I found something so cool as I was studying this verse. There are about 70 tomes that Hebrew words are translated “teach,” but this is the only time this word is used, and it is translated “teach diligently” (KJV) and “Impress” (NIV). But the word literally means “to sharpen” or “to whet”! Interesting, huh?! So the Amplified... Read More
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