This is the Primary Assignment of Every Christian Parent, and It is Not What You Think...

Do you know that parenting is a ministry? Sometimes we take our parenting role for granted not knowing that it is our God given responsibility to be intentional about raising godly children.

We take every other thing serious, but we neglect our role as parents. We want to succeed in our career, if you are a pastor you want succeed in your church ministry and yet we fail to pay attention to succeeding in the ministry of parenting.

Whereas in our list of priority, our children should come first.

Some time back, I was thinking about the fact that one day my children would have to leave the house, stand on their own and make their own decisions and I became a little scared.

But God showed my something in Isaiah 60:2 while I was confessing and meditating on that Scripture.

Let me share with you what I believe from God's perspective is every parent's primary assignment in their children's life, and it is not financial security. It is not education.

Whilst all these things are necessary, what I am about to share with you today is the primary thing your children need in order to be prepared to face the chaotic world out there. Don't go anywhere, I will be right back.

We live a confused world where they say there are over 73 gender pronouns, where gender is no longer as simple as he or she but gender has become what you make it.

In other words, they say that gender is no longer rooted in biology. It is a social construct.

And if gender is no longer rooted in biology, they are telling you that the genitalia no longer determines someone's gender. That your gender is determined by you

And it makes me wonder: if the genitals do not determine one's gender, why then do they feel the need to do gender reassignment whenever someone says I am trapped in the wrong body?

This tells you how confused the world is and this is the world where you find your children in.

A world where black is called white and white black; where good is called evil and evil good (Isa 5:20-21).

A world where it is okay for a man to marry a man, where LGBTQIA+, pornography and all manner of sexual perversion is rife and growing.

A world where children are being deliberately indoctrinated with demonic ideologies via the school system, social media, peer groups, cartoons; a world where Christianity is getting progressive and biblical values are being watered down or removed.

a world where entertainment and media is used to push satanic scripts, desensitise or control the minds of the masses.

A world so desperate to get rid of God and yet very sympathetic to the devil. This is the state of our world today and if we are not careful, our children will be sucked into this system.

This was the thought that got me scared until I found comfort in Isa 60:2, "Darkness shall cover the earth, thick darkness the peoples but the Lord will arise over you and His glory will be seen upon you,"

At this point it hit me that God wasn't only talking about me. He was also talking about my children.

That despite how dark it is, that He will arise over them; that He will be with them despite the great darkness. And I felt peace in my heart knowing this truth.

And that's why my husband and I are very intentional in carrying out what we believe is God's primary assignment in the lives of our children.

We see our major responsibility as their parents as teaching them God's ways and helping them develop a personal relationship with Jesus.

So that anywhere they may be in the world, they are planted and rooted in Christ and they live by God's instructions.

We don't need to be afraid of the choices they'd make because we trust that their values which is drawn from God's word will guide their choices.

Deut 6:7-9 says, "Repeat them (God's commands; God's word) again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates."

Pro 22:6, “Train up a child in the way he should go. And even when he is old, he will not depart from it."

I strongly believe that our primary assignment assignment as parents is to teach and train our children in the way of the Lord and lead them to Christ. Get them born-again.

It is not enough to tell your children this is right or this is wrong. It is about planting God's word in their heart.

They need a stronger reason not to indulge. They need to get taught and shown to love God.

You need to model Christ to them. That's the best way they learn - by observing you. Albert Bandura calls it social learning.

With the way the world is going, it's clear that we need to protect our children but it is not by putting them in a bubble. We need to equip them.

That's why God wants us as parents to take up our responsibility and watch over our children. Teaching them His ways, praying over them. Being examples to them.

And when our children become parents they too will tell their children about God and the things He has done. There should be no generational gap.

Deut 6:20-25, "In the future your children will ask you, ‘What is the meaning of these laws, decrees, and regulations that the Lord our God has commanded us to obey?’

“Then you must tell them, ‘We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt with his strong hand.

The Lord did miraculous signs and wonders before our eyes, dealing terrifying blows against Egypt and Pharaoh and all his people.

He brought us out of Egypt so he could give us this land he had sworn to give our ancestors. 

And the Lord our God commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear him so he can continue to bless us and preserve our lives, as he has done to this day. 

For we will be counted as righteous when we obey all the commands the Lord our God has given us

God wants us to transfer our knowledge of Him to our children and our children to their children and the chain continues till you have generations of our lineage serving and worshipping God!

Let's be intentional parents. As much as we want to give our children a great life like every loving parent should, let's help our children build their future on the right foundation.

A strong foundation brings stability. And knowing Jesus is that firm foundation that will bring stability in your children's life in the midst of an unstable world.

Let me know what you think at the comment section.