“Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.” Prov. 31:28.
15. What beautiful picture of home life is drawn by the psalmist for the father who fears the Lord?
“Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the side of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord.” Ps. 128:3, 4.
16. What motive will inspire all true parents to faithfulness in teaching their children?
“That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner-stones, polished after the similitude of a palace.” Ps. 144:12.
Note.—We often hear the saying, “The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.” This is not out of keeping with the saying of the wise man, “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Prov. 22:6. No father or mother knows the future of the little child prattling about the home circle. But God knows, as He did in the cases of Moses and Esther and Timothy. Whether it is His purpose for some of our children to rule the world, as did Joseph and Daniel virtually, as prime ministers; or for some of them to “stand before kings,” as did Moses and Esther and Daniel; or for some of them to serve and suffer for the name of Christ, as did Peter and John and Paul, it is our sacred privilege to teach the children faithfully and diligently during their tender years.
Christ Blessing Little Children. "Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto Me." Matt. 19:14.