Character God Blesses in Moms and Dads

Last week I had the opportunity to get to know an interesting cross section of young people. Nearly 300 campers from over 90 different churches, and over 20 different denominations, but all at the same camp for that week. Probably the one verse that most summarizes what I saw is in Hosea 4:6:

My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. “Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you …because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children.

Those young people are growing up in churches where they are being mostly entertained. The Camp directors told me they couldn't compete at all with what the churches are doing to attract and hold the kids. But the tragic result is Biblical illiteracy and spiritual starvation. They are excited and bright and spiritually unprepared for knowing what they believe, what God has revealed in His Word, and how to appropriate that truth into their lives.

Has the God of the Universe marked the pathway we need to stay on for raising our children? The good news is that He has. And in the map book called God's Word is a clearly marked trail for Parenting and Grand parenting our Families in Godliness. May I just trace that map through the Bible with you today? You may want to mark some of these verses, or note them on paper so you can use them to see where you are or should be on the Road to Godly Parenting your Families and Homes!