Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
~Psalm 34:11
This verse is one that I know well, but recently when I was reading it, God used it to convict me. He made me stop and think about the question this verse asks:
Am I teaching my children to fear the Lord, or am I teaching them how to be sinful human beings?
Have you ever stopped to ask yourself that question? I honestly don't think that I have. I have thought about the answer off and on. How I fail to teach them, or how I think I have done well. But never just the question itself.
Such a powerful question, has multiple answers. Yes, I read my kids the Bible. They love going to church. We pray before meals, and before bed each night. But teaching them about God, isn't the same as teaching them the fear of the Lord. Not even close. One is head knowledge, the other comes from the heart. What is my heart telling them?
Defiantly a powerful thought to meditate on.
Such a powerful question, has multiple answers. Yes, I read my kids the Bible. They love going to church. We pray before meals, and before bed each night. But teaching them about God, isn't the same as teaching them the fear of the Lord. Not even close. One is head knowledge, the other comes from the heart. What is my heart telling them?
Defiantly a powerful thought to meditate on.
Great post. Such a good question.
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