“And he said unto
me [David], Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have
chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.” (1Chron.28:6)
When our children were born—actually,
before they were born—my husband and I dedicated them to God for the purpose of
bringing glory and honor to Him. I realize there are those who may do this
merely as a formality, but in our case (as well as many others’) we gave them
to Him with all sincerity of heart. We promised to raise them for Him to the
best of our abilities. As long as they were in our home, they were our
responsibility. But when they left the nest, they had to learn to fly with
their own wings. And, as my husband
pointed out to me, that was the time to remind God of the covenant we made with
Him those many years ago.
Our children were given to Him, and
upon their acceptance of His Son as Savior and Lord, the pact was sealed. Like
David and Solomon, our sons and daughters became God’s; and by virtue of
ownership, they are His direct responsibility. Ours went from direct
intervention to relentless intercession. When our protective hands cannot reach
to where they are, God’s everlasting arms are able to scoop them up out of harms
way (Deut. 33:27). When Satan convinces them they have squandered (or
sidestepped) their birthright, we can go to God and say, “Lord, to whom do
these children really belong?”; and He will have to answer, “Me.” And we will
say, “Well, then…”
Our children have an earthly father who
loves them very much, but he cannot do for them what the Heavenly Father can. For
that reason, and because we both love them so very much, we have chosen to
relinquish ultimate claim. Their
lives and our trust are safe with Him.
We worry most about
those things (and those people) we haven’t given to God— those things (and
those people) we still possess.
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