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They have the potential for producing an abundance of fruit, yet many don’t.

I simply planted mine and forgot about it.Ĭhildren are a lot like a grapevine. Why did dad’s grapevine flourish and mine didn’t? It was because dad nurtured his vine and I didn’t. A few years ago I bought a small grape vine and planted it with the hope that one day I would have a grape vine like dad’s. During late summer that vine would always be hanging with bunches of grapes. When I was growing up, my dad had a grapevine in the back yard. Therefore it is up to the parents to raise their children – “…in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” What exactly does that mean?

The Bible says – “Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.” (Pr 22:15) Sweet as our children may be, just like us, they are born with a disposition that naturally rebels against the will of God. Yet that does not mean that parents must avoid any type of confrontation at all cost. “ Fathers, provoke not your children to wrath.” Last week we saw that parents are not to treat their children with harshness or unfairness, lest they provoke their children to anger. This is the third message from this passage. 4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. 2 Honour thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise ) 3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. Note once again what Paul says in the book of Ephesians –Įphesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. In order for our children to walk in the truth, we must lead them in the truth. Children are born with a certain amount of innocence, yet that innocence is quickly tarnished by the world, the flesh, and the devil.

Yet we know as parents that this doesn’t automatically happen. For many of us there is no greater joy than to know that our children love the Lord and are walking in His truth. The Apostle John wrote in his third epistle – “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.” (3 John 1:4) Most agree that John was referring to his spiritual children however, I believe that many of us parents could say the same thing about our physical children.