Proverbs 22:6. Train up a child in the way he should go, and (even) when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Well friends, the sun’s not shining this morning, instead the rain is falling, and it looks like it’s going to be a wet, sombre day. But yuh know what? It’s still a glorious day, because the shining sun isn’t what really makes a day glorious.
What makes a day truly glorious is the mere fact that we opened our eyes this morning and drew a breath of life, felt the Spirit of the Most High God Jehovah coursing through our bodies! That’s the ultimate expression of a glorious day!
And all God’s people declared a loud and thankful: ‘Praise the Lord! Bless His Holy Name! Glorify and exalt Him to the highest!’ Yeh friends, that’s how we ought to react to seeing a brand new day, alive and kicking!
And thankfully I’m feeling better than I did yesterday, though my old nemesis, stuffed up nostrils returned to haunt me last night and I had to breathe through my mouth again. Oh Lord eh! And what really annoyed me, is that when I got up, my nostrils began functioning decently again.
Chuh! But that’s small potatoes compared to the worsening Hawaiian volcano situation and the ten students shot down in a school in Texas yesterday by a fellow schoolmate, using his father’s guns. When is that nonsense going to end eh? When are they going to put some proper checks and balances to try and stop it?
I believe I heard that there have been something like sixteen school shootings in the U.S. already this year, and we’re only halfway through May. Steups! But as the gun proponents keep saying, ‘Guns don’t kill people, it’s people who kill people.’ And we’ll leave it at that. Just offer up prayers and whatever other help you can give.
Now, since it’s Saturday, let’s check out some quotes we got this week from our friend Anselm, as he sincerely aspires to inspire us for a better tomorrow. And the first one says: ‘Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.’
And that’s the living truth. All the Lord our God expects from us is that we put sincere effort into all that we do. To use the talents that He equipped us with to the fullest. He knows that we’re not perfect, but he does expect us to come up as high as we can.
And the second quote says: ‘Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself.’ Well generally speaking I agree with that, but there are times when we don’t have an opportunity to see for ourselves and the info we can gain from others is very reliable and informative. In the case of gossip though, I’d say, yes, see for yourself. (smile)
Then there is this quote: ‘Let us sacrifice today so our children can have a better tomorrow.’ Now I have some serious reservations about that, because that is exactly what our generation did and yuh see how our children turned out? Not as good as we expected, because we gave them almost everything they wanted without any rules or boundaries or whatever.
In fact we did them an injustice by sacrificing so much of ourselves so that they could have a better life than we had, but since they did not have to earn or work or sacrifice anything in return, they did not, and don’t appreciate our sacrifices and now believe that they are entitled to everything they want.
Unfortunately we have raised a totally unappreciative generation. The old saying is still ever so true, that when you work and or sacrifice for something you appreciate it much more than if it just falls into your lap.
And the last quote is: ‘Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.’ Gospel truth friends! It brings to mind the popular saying about give me a fish and I’ll eat for a day, but teach me to fish and I’ll eat every day, or something like that. (smile)
And I want to use that last quote as a reference to our Christian lives. We can tell others about Christ and all that He stands for, but oftimes it will just go in one ear and out the other. And then we can teach them about Christ and they will remember some.
But the only way they will ever truly learn about Christ is when we get them personally involved, by doing stuff like reading the Bible and other religious texts on their own, praying, going to church, getting involved with church activities and fellow believers. That’s when they truly learn and experience the full expression that’s Christ!
That’s why the Lord admonished the Israelites continually throughout the Bible to teach their children the word and get them involved in community activities, not only so they could pass it down through posterity, but so that they too could learn and enjoy and profit from the teachings.
No wonder Cousin Sol declares in our Bit. ‘Train up a child in the way he should go, and (even) when he is old, he will not depart from it.’ That means to teach them from very young about Christ, lay a good foundation from very early on, so that they will always have it to help them in their daily lives.
As Bruh Paul said to Timothy: ‘And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.’ (2 Tim.3:15) His mother Eunice and grandmother Lois taught him the word from a very young age. (1. Tim.1:5)
Unfortunately though, that effective parental biblical training and discipline is something we, as parents, did not do sufficiently with this current generation, that’s why they either have no real knowledge of Christ, or desire to have none. That’s why so many of them are not only IN the world, but are also OF the world.
However friends, it’s not too late, it’s never too late to try and make some amends, if not with this generation, then with the next. Let’s make sure that our grandchildren receive the message nuh. Much LOVE!
…personal involvement…is the key to successful learning…
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