Monday, August 30, 2010
Ephesians 6:4 And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION BEGINS AT HOME
For many families the 2010-11 school year begins in about a week, after Labor Day. Those children are still reveling in the last days of summer. On the other hand, some children have already returned to school or will do so today. For them the carefree days of summer are over. The sometimes lazy days of summer are about to be replaced by the busy and structured days of school.
For Christian parents and children every day is to be an opportunity to learn, to be schooled in the wisdom of God found in Holy Scripture. As the head of the household, the Father has been selected by God to be the schoolmaster or principal. He is to see to it that the children under his care are brought up in the training and admonition of the Lord. He is to see to it that they are corrected when their thoughts, words and actions stray from the will of God revealed in His Word. He is to see to it that they are encouraged when they live as children of God bought by Christ's own blood. Where fathers do not fulfill their leadership responsibilities in this regard, Christian mothers and grandparents will fill the void (cf. 1 Timothy 1:5).
So whether your children attend a Christian Day School or public schools, God grant you His grace that you consider "school in session" every day. See that both body and soul are fed. The best possible food is to be found in Holy Scripture. Parents are the teachers, and your pastor and Sunday school teachers are there to help you teach your children lessons that will benefit them now and lead to eternal blessings.
