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Psalm 145:4–7 is a beautiful Scriptural summary of our responsibility as parents.
One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts. On the glorious splendor of your majesty, and on your wondrous works, I will meditate. They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds, and I will declare your greatness. They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
As parents, we do many things for our children. We feed, clothe, shelter, and nurture them. We provide for them, guide them, and prepare them for adulthood.
But out of all the things we do as parents, one of the greatest and most important things we must do is show our children the glory of God.
We need to recount to them his glorious deeds. We need to proclaim to them his wonders and show them his goodness. We need to teach them that they were created to be in communion with him, that he is the only one who can fill their empty hearts, and that their greatest joy is found in him alone.
Nothing Else Will Satisfy
David wrote that the one place he most wanted to be was in God’s presence. “One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple” (Psalm 27:4).
We have the privilege of showing our children that everything in life pales in comparison to enjoying God and being in his presence. Everything else in life will let us down, break, or turn out to be less than we expected, but God always satisfies.
In our fallen nature, the human heart is an idol-making factory. We seek counterfeit joys and false substitutes to meet the needs that only God can provide. This is true for our children as well.
Every day their hearts are bombarded with a tempting array of things, experiences, and desires that promise to fulfill their longings. Toys, sports, affirmation, popularity, grades, friends, reputation — all these things are potential idols in our children’s hearts. As parents, we want to teach our children that their sinful hearts will seek out these substitutes. We want to help them identify the idols in their lives. We also long to show them over and over that God alone is their greatest treasure and desire.
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