Daily Devotionals
Devotional: December 8th
"In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge." - Proverbs 14:26.
The best thing that a man can do for his children, is to fear the Lord. Piety is not hereditary; but there is a strong probability that the children of a truly God-fearing man, will be converted and brought to make the Lord their refuge. Yet how many there are who make the alleged interests of their children a pretext for not giving themselves and all they have unreservedly to the Lord. They would lay up treasure in heaven, were it not that they must lay up for their children. Their faith is sadly defective. The very efforts they are making to secure a portion for their children in this life, tend to hinder the transmission of an everlasting portion to them.
A parent cannot possibly do anything better for his child than leave to him an example of simple and unworldly faith. Like Noah, build for your children an ark of safety of gopher wood, rather than a palace of brick and stone; haply the Lord may incline them to enter it. You cannot do better for your children than to show them that there is something in your heart more sacred than even the love of children; and that is the fear of the Lord. The example of faith is the best of legacies. See to it that as far as your labors are concerned, your children may have a place of refuge and the way to it be unimpeded.
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