Our Children - Our Talent

Psalms 127: 3 says, Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. If you were to receive a gift from a King, however small a kingdom, you will always cherish the gift. You will maybe buy a special casing to protect it from breaking or being damaged. You hold it in great esteem. You are proud of it. You put it in a place of great prominence within your house and if you have guests, you make it a point to show them the gift.The Word says that our children are the reward that the King of Kings, Lord of Lords and Ruler of the Universe, our God himself has given our children to us. If that is the case, how much should we as parents esteem our child? They have been carefully formed by God (Psalms 139:13-16) and entrusted to us that we can look after them for him. They are the talents that have been given to all of us by God. Some of us think that the talent mentioned in Matthew 25 is only about spiritual gift or money. And we comfort ourselves by saying that we have none so God give me some. But how many of look at our children and say, “Lord, give me the grace to be faithful with this talent you have given to me and help me to guide him towards fulfilling his purpose in Your kingdom”? God forms each child with a calling and a purpose (Jer 1:5) and each child is born with unique gifts, nature, interests and skills that will help him achieve that calling and purpose. God expects us to guide our child to God to realize their potential. This can happen only if we are able to hear from God concerning the decisions we take for our children.Therefore, as it is written in the Word (Genesis 18:19), the Lord has blessed us to be parents to guide our children to Him. If we do so, when our Lord comes, we can give back these talents to Him boldly, as faithful stewards of His gift.

Shalom!