This is a question that is asked by every Christian parent. If we look to human confirmation for the answer, life will quickly become a roller-coaster ride of ups and downs. The only answer that can truly satisfy is to realize that the eternal destiny of our children is tied to the faithfulness of God. God alone does what is right and good.
As much as we may want to, we cannot will our children to know God. Ultimately the hearts of our children can only be reached by the grace of God. They cannot earn their way to heaven. Our children, like us, began life as God’s enemies. (Ephesians 2:1-3) But God is rich in mercy. He makes his enemies alive according to his grace.
What that means for us as parents is at least three things:
First, we must pray for our children. Pray that the grace of God would overwhelm our children so that they see that Jesus Christ is their only hope.
Second, with great compassion and love, we must courageously and meekly present the gospel to our children in how we live and speak to them. Loving compassion directed by the sword of God’s Spirit is perhaps the most underused weapon in our mission to shepherd the hearts of our children towards Christ.
Third, live your life as if you believe nothing else matters except adding to the reputation of the God who has rescued you from your sin. Your credibility as a Christian and as a parent is tied to your pursuit of God. Jesus says no one can serve two masters. No one has a better view of how real your love for Christ is than your children. You must live as one who has been rescued by the grace of God. Don’t be driven by your own aspirations, pride, grudges, idols, lusts, or by human praise.
To be sure there is more that must be said. However, I am confident that we must start with these three basic concerns. God commands to live as those who owe everything we have to his grace. May we then extend that grace to our children. Then, we can be confident of God’s faithfulness. What is impossible with us is possible with him. So, to rephrase the question – will God be faithful to you and your children according to his goodness? The answer is yes! To trust this answer requires faith. We don’t know what he will do, but we do know that whatever he does, there is nothing better.
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Awesome reminder for the parents of wee ones. Thanks so much!
I needed to read this today, most particularly. Thank you for being God’s voice to me today, just as I finished my daily prayers for my children and youngest son most especially.
YES, “They Will BE WITH GOD IN HEAVEN”!
Thank you for sharing this with me today! My soul feels ripped out of me right now. I am a single dad, my daughter has been living with me since the age of 6, she is 18 now and addicted to pain pills and getting worse every day. I can look into eyes and see all the pain she is going through, full of hate and anger and everything else that the devil is trying to kill her with. But it seems like the more I pray and ask God to please help, the harder she runs from Him. I see hurt and death when i look into her eyes and just do not know what to do but Pray. I asked Jesus into my heart 7 years ago because of the samethings she is going through. The moment I stood up to make my way to the alter, He saved my dieing soul from the hell i was living in, and the hell i was going to. I ask if you will to pray for her and myself, because I feel like God is not hearing mine anymore. Thank you and God Bless You!
The LORD touches people at just the right times to write things, and to read things that are relevant, and this is just what I needed in my life right at this moment, because the LORD knows it is.