God's Children #22

Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. For You are my hope, O Lord GOD; you are my trust from my youth. By You I have been upheld from birth; you are He who took me out of my mother's womb. My praise shall be continually of You.

Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward.

Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them...

Psalms 71:4-6, 127:3-5 www.solascriptura.com

Father, these first 3 verses are the prayer of every child, some of whom are older than others. You have taken us from the womb of our mothers to Your Holy side. Mothers are to be honored but our birth is into Your eternal kingdom. It is You who we must count on to uphold us. We pray for support from our parents while having certainty of Your love, forever.

Father, children are at once a blessing and forever a responsibility in terms of parental love. It is not easy, Father, to raise a child in this sinful world yet You tell us they are as our arrows, flying into the battle for righteousness and the more we have of them, the better.

Help us today to teach them Your ways and to be a good example to them. We are not able to be a good example in and of our own righteousness. Help us to be as You, today, to our children. We pray in Jesus' Holy name, amen.

Bruce Caldwell