A Full Quiver

February 18

We live in a time when children are viewed by many as a liability. We hear of couples who have several children and we wonder how they will be able to afford to keep them supplied with the things youngsters have come to expect. We wonder how they will be able to afford to put them through college.

This thinking is part of the rebellious mindset of the age and is not congruous with the heart of God. We know that demographics of whole nations are being impacted by the failure of Christian people, of educated people, to have children. In the pursuit of career goals, many have rejected the concept of having children. Entire cultures can ultimately be transformed because of this decision on the part of believers.

The Lord’s position in the matter is, as stated in Psalm 127: 3-5, “Sons are a heritage from the Lord; children are a reward from Him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who has his quiver full of them.” Why might this position still be valid in a sophisticated time when many hands are not necessary for the performance of agrarian labor that was required in Biblical days? Could it be that what was necessary then is passé today?

Perhaps it is because now, as then, the Lord’s heart was on the establishment of the next generation in His TRUTH! If believing parents do not assume the responsibility for ‘training up’ children in the path of righteousness and faith according to Proverbs 22:6, then the future will be in the hands of those who deny the true faith and rear their off-spring in the lies of the age. May we nurture ALL the children whose lives touch ours in the wisdom and admonition of our One True and Living Lord Jesus Christ.