Your Children: the Future of America

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” (Prov. 22:6) Nobody knows the importance of training up a child in the way of God more than King David himself and his son Solomon, who followed in his father’s footsteps. Their memoirs are filled with instructions on the importance of training up a child to understand the principles of life, the truth.

Do your children know the story of King David — not just as a great warrior and king, but also as a little child shepherd who took care of his father’s sheep, who possesses incredible wisdom that was passed down to his son Solomon? Does your child know that God chose David while he was still a child to rule over Israel? Have you read the story to them yet? Have you painted the picture in their heart so that they will not forget? Does your child know that during the reign over Israel of King David and King Solomon, no country on earth was able to stand before them as they stood with Principle, and Principle, which is God, stood with them? Have you told them this incredible story of father and son? If your answer to these question is yes, you are training up your child in the “way he should go,” the way of God.

This country can be proud of you, for you are training up a great citizen of tomorrow, a citizen that will bear the light of truth and stand for the principles that founded this great nation, a citizen of God. But if your answer is no, do not point fingers somewhere else when you start to see the end result. When you train up a child in the way of God, there is no goliath that can stand in his way.

When I was a little child, hardly able to grasp what the future holds, mother would send me to Sunday School and the Boys Brigade to gain Bible knowledge. As a child, I did not enjoy all of it. Like every child, I wanted to play and kick the ball around with my peers, run around the neighborhood. Mother knew all of that, but she chose what she believed was the best for me. I was not her only child, but her divine inspiration and vision compelled her to persuade me in that direction.

Despite the other attractions, the Sunday School and the Boys Brigade days were the best times I had as a child. It not only kept me from trouble, it provided me with the opportunity to have inspiration in life, to be the best person I could be. I started to love and enjoy the things of God very early in life. I think it would be correct to say if I had not listened to mother and follow her intuition, I would not be here today, doing what I love. But God, who knows better than man and who guides our every step, knew that this day was coming when, like David, He called me; and, even as a little child, I listened.

God loves our children and God loves this nation and all nations, and the need for future warriors is greater now than ever before. Every parent must start from home if they feel the need for change. It may not happen overnight, but it will happen if we prepare for it. The evidence we see on the news, day in and day out, tells us that this need is urgent. God’s time is now. But we must start from home, by keeping our house in order, teaching our children the principles of life, the Truth. Children must start learning the principles of life now, not when they are old.

In our schools, these principles are missing. It’s not printed in textbooks anymore and has been omitted from the curriculum, and the evidence can be seen everywhere, and it’s horrendous. God is not even allowed to be spoken in front of the classroom anymore. Then what shall we do? Stand cold? God forbid! The truth is, when children grow up without these principles, they respond accordingly. It leaves a big vacuum in their lives, and the future of the nation suffers. It is my greatest desire to see the churches filled up again with families. Church is not a place of retirement, as some perceive it to be. Church is a place for families that truly love God, and the Sunday school is a place where Christ’s soldiers and warriors of tomorrow are made; where the future of this great nation is inspired.

Now, the truth of it all is this: if the church weakens on its responsibilities, the nation weakens and suffers. We must not let it happen.