CHILDREN: AS ARROWS IN THE HANDS OF THE MIGHTY

 ANCHOR OF LIFE DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE for SUNDAY, 26TH MARCH, 2023.

Author: PASTOR DR. SAMUEL AYORINDE – General Overseer

Anchor of Life & Redemption Ministry Int’l

Topic: CHILDREN: AS ARROWS IN THE HANDS OF THE MIGHTY

MEMORIZE: “As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.” Psalm 127:4

SCRIPTURE READING: Psalm 127:3-5.

“Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. 4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. 5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.”   

EXPOSITION:

In the increase of the family. the psalmist shows, that children are God's gift, Ps 127:3. If children are withheld from a family, it is God that withholds them (Genesis 30:1-2 “And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?”); if they are given, it is God that gives them (Genesis 33:5 “And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.”); and they are to us what he makes them, comforts or crosses. Solomon multiplied wives, contrary to the law, but we never read of more than one son that he had. 

For those that desire children as a heritage from the Lord, they must receive them in the way that he is pleased to give them, by lawful marriage to one wife.  Mal. 2:15, therefore one, that he might seek a seed of God. 

Children are a heritage, and a reward, and are so to be accounted “blessings and not burdens”; for he that sends mouths will send meat if we trust in him. Obed-edom had eight sons, for the Lord blessed him because he had entertained the ark, 1Chronicles 26:4,5 “Moreover the sons of Obededom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth, Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed him.”. Children are a heritage for the Lord, as well as from him; they are my children (says God) which thou hast borne unto me (Eze 16:20 “Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter,”); and they are most our honour and comfort when they are accounted to him for a generation. 

Children are a good gift, and a great support and defence to a family: As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man, who knows how to use them for his own safety and advantage, so are children of the youth, that is, children born to their parents when they are young, which are the strongest and most healthful children, and are grown up to serve them by the time they need their service; they are instruments of much good to their parents and families, which may fortify themselves with them against their enemies. The family that has a large stock of children is like a quiver full of arrows, of different sizes we may suppose, but all of use one time or other; children of different capacities and inclinations may be several ways serviceable to the family. He that has a numerous issue may boldly speak with his enemy in the gate in judgment; in battle he needs not fear, having so many children as good arrows, so zealous, so faithful, and in the vigour of youth. 

1Sa 2:4-5 reads “The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength. They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.”. Observe here, Children of the youth are arrows in the hand, which, with prudence, may be directed aright to the mark, God's glory and the service of their generation; but afterwards, when they have gone abroad into the world, they are arrows out of the hand; it is too late to bend them then. But these arrows in the hand too often prove arrows in the heart, a constant grief to their godly parents, whose gray hairs they bring with sorrow to the grave.

PRAYER POINT: Lord, help me to channel my children right in your knowledge and fear before it is too late in Jesus name.

DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR –  2 Samuel 4 - 6.

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