Disciple the Children
Bible Reading: Titus 2:1-8
Focus Verse: "Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord." Ephesians 6:4
It is a clear role of the father to bring up his children in the discipline (the act of being discipled) and instruction of the Lord. Though mothers also play an important role, it is the father who represents the spiritual head of the home. If there is no father in the home, then a child may find a godly spiritual father to instruct and disciple them. I have seen men who have taken on that role for children who don't have fathers.
Spiritual lessons learned at church or a Christian school have great value, but it can never be as powerful as the faithful testimony of a godly father.
In the eyes of a child, watching a father live his life for God speaks more than words, but they still need to hear their father teach them about God. If you are a father, (or even a mother), study the Word of God and teach it to your children.
No time is wasted when you teach a child how to follow Christ.
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