DEVOTION ~ GODLY NURTURING

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Theme: Godly Nurturing
Text: Proverbs 22:6

6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.



Children are a gift of God and must be embrace with all affection. Showing affection towards your children does not imply leading them astray or not disciplining them when they go wrong. To nurture means care for and protect (someone or something) while they are growing. Therefore, godly nurturing implies care for and protect your children in the Lord. 

The proverb for our consideration today says, train up the child the way he should go. As a Christian, training your children should be in line with godly principles. The children must be led to God and truth must be evident in your life for the children to emulate. You're the model of Christ for your children at home no wonder the adage, "Charity begins at home". Teach your children to fear God, do His will, trust God, walk with God daily through the study of His Word and prayer. The training should not only reflect in their spiritual life but also in the social, educational, and every sphere of their lives.

When you model your children in the way of the Lord, they won't depart from it as they grow. Dear beloved in the Lord, nurture your children well for this is your ministry as a parent, guardian or caregiver. What you teach them today will produce fruits tomorrow. The fruits could either be sweet or bitter. The bitter fruits are the unpleasant behaviours of society which they will put up if not well nurtured. The sweet fruits will give profit to all. They will become useful in society and in the spreading of the Gospel. It's not late to lead your family to God. Rise up and uproot whatever the Lord has not planted in your family by the help of the Holy Spirit.



Prayer: Dear God, thank You for blessing me with children of my own and that of others. I pray the Holy Spirit helps me to nurture them in the Lord. Whatever prevents me from leading my children in God's will is broken in Jesus name. I pray the divine hedge covering of the Lord over my family and may we abide in God's presence in obedience. This I ask in Jesus' name. AMEN! 

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  1. Unknown9 August 2020 at 20:26

    Amen. Teach your children to fear God, do His will, trust God, walk with God daily through the study of His Word and prayer.

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