3 reasons why children are precious to God
3 reasons why children are precious to God
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Therefore, the mission of parents is to do everything in their power to help their children fulfill the will of God.
Third, God wants His Kingdom to be inherited and the knowledge of Him to fill the earth as the waters cover the sea (Isaiah 11:9). He desires children to put faith in Christ and become heirs of the Kingdom of God. To this end, before the Israelites entered the land of Canaan, God told them three times to teach their children about God and His Word so "that their children, who have not known it, may hear and learn to fear the Lord your God, as long as you live in the land that you are going over the Jordan to possess" (Deuteronomy 31:13). Psalm 78:5-6 tells us God commanded them "... to teach to their children, that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children," so those yet unborn may know God's laws and continue the line of faith.
Children are so precious to God. Throughout history, there have been events that seemed to lead to a breakdown of the faith, but like a shoot from the root, God allowed the next generation to rise up and continue the line of faith, demonstrating the greatness of God. Proverbs 22:6 tells us, "Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it."
Jesus showed his disciples the heart of the Heavenly Father for children when He said, "So it is not the will of my Father who is in Heaven that one of these little ones should perish" (Matthew 18:14). A few days after that, when His disciples were rebuking those who brought children to Him, Jesus spoke in one of the strongest tones in the New Testament. He said, "Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God." (Mark 10:14). The Bible tells us Jesus strongly rebuked His disciples and then took the children in His arms and blessed them.
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