Tonight I went to our homeschool meeting to begin the year. The pastors passage was

Ps. 78 1-8. 1 Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: 3 Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. 4 We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done. 5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: 6 That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children: 7 That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments: 8 And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.


He went on to say that this was talking to the nation of Isreal, not just the fathers. He said that we as the church needs to help the fathers raise up a godly children. In some churches where they have baby dedications, the church repeats something to the effect that they will help raise the child in the Christian ways. The family is not an island, they need the fellowship of other believers in the church. Someone else maybe able to help your child in an area that you can't.

Isaiah 54:13 "And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children"

Can you imagine the peace of our children if all were taught of the Lord.  So, take the time to help someone along on thier path.  Build them up, present Christ to them.

So just as so many churches are reaching out to the survivors of Katrina, in love. Let's continue helping our fellow man. I would love for the church to put the welfare system out of business. We have an open mission field right in our front yard. Start being Christ to the lost.