18/08/2026
TUESDAY 18th AUGUST, 2026
TOPIC: RAISING CHRISTIAN CHILDREN
π FURTHER READING*
1 SAMUEL 2:12β22; 8:1β3
π *KEY VERSE:*
"I and the children thou have given to me are for signs and
wonders" (Isaiah 8:18)
π *ONE YEAR STUDY PLAN*
JEREMIAH 18β22
ποΈ *COMMENTARY*
The above key verse expresses a declaration of being marked for divine purpose, signifying that the speaker and his offspring are meant to be witnesses and examples of God's power and works. The same is expected of us believers even in this wicked and adulterous generation.
Unfortunately, in reality, this is not always the case. There are many instances where even pastors' children lived a life that contradicted what their parents preach. Such pastors' children are like those of Eli's. Eli, no doubt, was a good man. But his children were described as "scoundrel" (wicked). They had no regard for the Lord, treated His offering with contempt and r***d women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting. This gives credit to Hannah, whose boy, Samuel, grew up. among such corrupt boys but did not tow their line.
Ironically, Samuel himself did not have a better experience with his children than his master, Eli. His children did not walk in his ways; they turned aside after dishonest gain, took bribes and perverted justice (1 Samuel 8: 3). Our children must not live like the world. Even though they are in the world, they are not of the world. The Christian home is chosen and set apart by God to show God's light in a dark world. Other children may, Christian kids cannot.
Every Christian parent should strive to inculcate into their children the fact that they are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation; they are role models to the world. Others may, they cannot.
β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’
π *CONTROLLING THOUGHTS*
Others may. Our children cannot.
ππΏ *PRAYER*
Father, help us to inculcate into our children virtues that will distinguish them as light in a dark world, I pray in the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen