JESUS: The Lord Jesus was an exemplary child. He grew in wisdom and stature and in favour with God and man. He was well versed in the Scriptures. Even as a child at the age of twelve, He could discuss spiritual truths with the religious scholars. Jesus is an example for our children. We should also bring up our children in the ways of the Lord and teach them the Scriptures at an early age. We should be greatly concerned about their spiritual growth and their relationship with the Lord and get them involved in activities that would enable them to grow in the Lord.
SAMUEL: Even as a child Samuel was ministering before the Lord. He grew up in the presence of the Lord and grew in stature and in favour with the Lord and with people. As a result, at a time when the word of the Lord was rare, the Lord spoke to the child Samuel. The Lord did not choose to speak to the older priests but rather chose to speak to a child who was serving him faithfully. The Lord chose Samuel to become a great prophet to the people of Israel. When we raise up our children to serve the Lord even at a young age, they can also experience hearing the voice of the Lord and be a great blessing to others.
THE MAID IN NAAMAN’S HOUSE: The young girl who served as a maid in the house Naaman was an exemplary child. Even though she was taken captive from her homeland, she had no bitterness towards her master. She did not rejoice to see him as a leper. She did not wish that all the others in that home should also become lepers. Instead she wanted her master to be healed of his leprosy. She testified about the prophet in Israel who could heal her master. She may not have been able to preach a sermon or heal a leper. But she did what she could and shared the testimony about the prophet of the Lord. And through her testimony, Naaman was able to get healed from leprosy. We must also raise our children to testify about the Lord even at a young age and the Lord would use them to bless others.
JOHN THE BAPTIST: The Lord filled John with the Holy Spirit even when he was in his mother’s womb. The hand of the Lord was with him even in his childhood. He grew up and became strong in spirit. He went on to become the forerunner of the Lord Jesus Christ. We must also seek the Lord to fill our children with the Holy Spirit even in their childhood. We must lead our children to become strong in spirit . We should not be concerned only with their physical growth and neglect their spiritual well being.
(DR STANLEY VASU)