Parents, We MUST Start Somewhere... Why Not Here

Family Series (Richardson Baptist: Message 1)

"Parents, we MUST Start Somewhere... Why Not Here"

Psalm 144

There will always be variables but with each variable God has a solution but the solution cannot be FRUITFUL without abiding in Jesus.

We will not only be accountable with what we have heard and seen... but we'll also be accountable for what we could have heard and seen, had we listened more for His voice and less of our own.

May the great Shepherd be the very one to lead, feed and meet our daily and everlasting needs.

King David asked God to prepare him and rescue him from lies, liars and manipulators for God's glory and the sake of his children, community, commerce and country (Psalm 144).

"A man who wanders from the WAY of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead" (Proverbs 21:16).

We always drift toward our focus. And when we lose focus on our assignment, and shift our focus on something of less value, we usually drift toward things that will eventually cause us trouble. Wisdom keeps us focused on the right things.

Notice what the passage said and what it doesn't say. It doesn't say, "understanding" but it says, "the WAY of understanding." He who drifts off the path—to understanding—will always gravitate toward corrupt thinking and the ways of deception and death.

Think about it like this: The path—to the path—is far more important than the path Itself. Why is it more important? The path—to the path—will always lead us to Jesus first, and from His presence and ways, we'll have all we need for the path He's chosen for us to walk down each day. Let me share like this...