Wednesday, March 19, 2008


Sunday, Lance preached on Proverbs 22. Being a mom, I was drawn to verse 6; "train up a child in the way he should go..." Am I doing all I can? I can always improve. Thinking of this, I came upon this Spurgeon quote from the Spurgeon Archives;

Children in grace have to grow, rising to greater capacity in knowing, being, doing, and feeling, and to greater power from God; therefore above all things they must be fed. They must be well fed or instructed, because they are in danger of having their cravings perversely satisfied with error. Youth is susceptible to evil doctrine. Whether we teach young Christians truth or not, the devil will be sure to teach them error. They will hear of it somehow, even if they are watched by the most careful guardians. The only way to keep chaff out of the child's little measure is to fill it brimful with good wheat. Oh, that the Spirit of God may help us to do this! The more the young are taught the better; it will keep them from being misled.

Let's make sure that we fill their measures to the brim with God's Word so that that they will, prayerfully, be kept from being misled!

8 comments:

Unknown said...

Awesome Quote. I am so excited to find you again. We miss you guys. What area of Arkansas are you in? I might have to travel to see your crew!!! :) It's funny how our lives are still similar (I guess homeschooling, passionate about the Lord and ministry!) Good stuff. Love ya and miss you!

Rob Bailey said...

Thank you for helping me fill my children's measures with good wheat. I love being your husband. By the way, you are getting good as this blog thing.

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Becky Arnold said...

I love Spurgeon on parenting! Just found a book of his writings on this topic and I can't wait to dig in! Thanks for sharing!

Tracy said...

Amen! That's a great quote. Thanks for posting it.

Kim said...

I love that quote...motivates me to keep on teaching and training my children to love God. Thanks!

Barb said...

Thanks for the reminder!

Aaron said...

so good! thanks for sharing!
anita