Train Up (1 of 6)
Series: Sound Bites for Parents
Joey Rodgers
Proverbs 22:6
A man was in a store w/ a screaming baby softly saying, ''Don't cry George. You're okay. There. There. Don't get excited. Be calm.'' A lady watching says, ''I want to commend for your patience in trying to keep George quiet.'' He said, ''I'm George.''
I don't know about you, but as a dad of 4 - I can sympathize.
On this day of parent dedication I want to begin a series I believe will be helpful to all parents, soon to be parents, one day hope to be parents - entitled, Sound Bites for Parents.
As we start our series on Baby Dedication Sunday, I do feel the need to remind you of the property laws of a toddler.
- If I like it - it's mine.
- If it is in my hand - it's mine.
- If I can take it from you - it's mine.
- If I had it a while ago - it's mine.
- If I'm building something, then all the pieces are mine.
- If it looks just like mine - it's mine.
- If I saw it first - it's mine.
- If you're playing w/ something and put it down - it's mine.
- If it is broken - it's yours
All this to say... GOOD LUCK! I'm kidding! Actually, the Bible offers much counsel on the subject of raising a family. In the Proverbs alone there are more verses than most of us could apply. For example -
Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6
What does this verse mean? You might be surprise to learn that the root word of train up in Hebrew was used to describe the palate or roof of the mouth. Soon after birth, a Hebrew mid-wife would dip her fingers in a paste made of honey/dates and rub it on the gums of the newborn baby to create thirst to initiate the baby's feeding instinct.
?In like manner, in training up a child, our primary objective is to create a sense of thirst in them for the right things - more specifically - a thirst for the things of God.
Now I recognize that we all want to raise respectful, self-suff ...
Series: Sound Bites for Parents
Joey Rodgers
Proverbs 22:6
A man was in a store w/ a screaming baby softly saying, ''Don't cry George. You're okay. There. There. Don't get excited. Be calm.'' A lady watching says, ''I want to commend for your patience in trying to keep George quiet.'' He said, ''I'm George.''
I don't know about you, but as a dad of 4 - I can sympathize.
On this day of parent dedication I want to begin a series I believe will be helpful to all parents, soon to be parents, one day hope to be parents - entitled, Sound Bites for Parents.
As we start our series on Baby Dedication Sunday, I do feel the need to remind you of the property laws of a toddler.
- If I like it - it's mine.
- If it is in my hand - it's mine.
- If I can take it from you - it's mine.
- If I had it a while ago - it's mine.
- If I'm building something, then all the pieces are mine.
- If it looks just like mine - it's mine.
- If I saw it first - it's mine.
- If you're playing w/ something and put it down - it's mine.
- If it is broken - it's yours
All this to say... GOOD LUCK! I'm kidding! Actually, the Bible offers much counsel on the subject of raising a family. In the Proverbs alone there are more verses than most of us could apply. For example -
Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6
What does this verse mean? You might be surprise to learn that the root word of train up in Hebrew was used to describe the palate or roof of the mouth. Soon after birth, a Hebrew mid-wife would dip her fingers in a paste made of honey/dates and rub it on the gums of the newborn baby to create thirst to initiate the baby's feeding instinct.
?In like manner, in training up a child, our primary objective is to create a sense of thirst in them for the right things - more specifically - a thirst for the things of God.
Now I recognize that we all want to raise respectful, self-suff ...
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