Daily Devotional
Influencing The Destiny Of Your Chilldren
August 16, 2016
You might ask, “Pastor Rogers, Do you think you can control the destiny of your children?”
No, but I can certainly influence the destiny of my children. The Bible says in Proverbs 22:6, “Train up a child in the way that he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
One of the keys to understanding that verse is the word “way.” It is a Hebrew word that means something like a bend in a bow, that every child has a particular bent. They are not warped, but they are bent to a particular thing. Our duty and joy is to discover that bent.
Don’t see your child like a block of un-sculpted granite that you have to hammer and chisel to make out of him what you will. Try to determine what gifts God has put into that individual, unique person. Children don’t come in standard packages; you have to read the label. You have to see what God has put into them.
FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY
Front Porch Moments by Gayle Foster
WITH KEY INSIGHTS FROM HER FATHER, ADRIAN ROGERS
I try to unplug each morning with Jesus with just my rocking chair, my Bible, and a pen.
Having a secret place is very important because I know that Jesus is always there waiting for me. I know where I can find Him! His presence is everywhere, but there are places where it is so thick you can cut it with a knife. You may not even have a front porch, but there is a secret place for you as well. God’s invitations are for anyone who will respond. There is no more important request than the one found in Psalm 27:8: “My heart has heard You say, ‘Come and talk with Me.’ And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I am coming.’”
