01/07/2026
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES, DAILY DEVOTIONAL, WEDNESDAY 1ST JULY 2026. Pastor Chris
TOPIC: TRAIN THEM IN THE WAY THEY SHOULD GO
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it (Proverbs 22:6).
There’s a clear instruction from the Word concerning the upbringing of children, and it’s not subject to personal opinion or modern cultural trends. The Bible says, “Train up a child in the way he should go,” not in the way he chooses, not in the way society suggests, and not even in the way you merely prefer, but in the way he should go. That way is defined by God’s Word.
Some today have adopted a flawed mindset in raising their children, saying, “In our home, everyone is free to decide what they want to believe or how they want to serve God.” That’s not a Christian home. Christianity is not a democracy of beliefs. When you choose to raise a Christian home, there’s a standard and that standard is the Word of God.
The Bible speaks of those who “...did not like to retain God in
