10/13/2025
Train the Child Part 3: The Rod
The Ark of the Covenant contained the rod of Aaron. In the book of Numbers God told Moses to have all the princes of the twelve tribes to place a rod in the tabernacle and whichever rod bloomed would be the chosen tribe for priesthood (Numbers 17:1-10).
I believe that one reason so many children are confused and why that su***de among adolescence is so high is because we fail to fill them with the understanding of who they are in Jesus. 1 Peter 2:9 says "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light". Most understand that the goal when you begin this journey in Jesus is to make it to Heaven; but, the journey is just as important and without instruction the journey becomes unfathomable and we quit.
It is our duty as parents to instill in our children who they are in Jesus, they are a chosen vessel, a royal priesthood, and yes they are different because the power that lives in them is not of this world nor can the flesh comprehend it.
If you don't know who you are and the purpose for the journey then the destination will seem unattainable and it seems easier to go back to the confusing calm of carnality. I talked with a person once and they told me that they questioned whether or not that was redeemed but they never questioned whether or not they were a sinner, this is the scenario that plays in your children's mind but if you and I fill our children with the knowledge that they are chosen by Jesus and that they have a purpose then although the road is rough, the road is established.
1 Peter 2:4 "to whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but CHOSEN OF GOD, and PRECIOUS"