Is School Out?

It is safe to say that school is out for most children. Now, what does this mean for parents?

This is a golden opportunity to reevaluate the priorities in our own lives to make sure we are meeting God’s priorities in the children(s) lives given to us to govern. Deuteronomy 6:6-9“These words that I am giving you today are to be in your heart. 7 “Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 “Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them be a symbol on your forehead. 9 “Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your city gates.” We must be active in witnessing and ministering to those children around us. We need to be showing them the truth of God’s Word so that they may take ownership of their own lives and seek after the Lord. We first do this by our own actions and living righteously. What Apostle did not first follow the Lord before calling others to? Before we can help any little one in our care, we must first take care to be in the loving arms of our Heavenly Father. This comes daily with being in His Word. When we do take on the responsibility of caring for a child, we need to minister utmost that they would set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, so they would keep His commandments. I would encourage you to take time and examine Psalm 78:1-8 and see how God wants us to share and be the examples to the next generation. It does not matter if the previous generation did not do this for you. It only matters that we step up to the plate and ask God to use us accordingly. Like Jeremiah, God will give the words to speak if we only listen and obey. Jeremiah 1:4-7 “The word of the LORD came to me: 5 I chose you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart before you were born. I appointed you a prophet to the nations. 6 But I protested, “Oh no, Lord GOD! Look, I don’t know how to speak since I am only a youth.” 7 Then the LORD said to me: Do not say, “I am only a youth,” for you will go to everyone I send you to and speak whatever I tell you.”

We have no excuse; let 2026 be a summer break where we educate the next generation to stand firm in the Lord and have their foundation built on Jesus Christ.

Hold until relieved, our Blessed Hope is coming,

JL