SUNDAY May 25, 2025

Passing on Your Genuine Faith

...when I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also.
2 Timothy 1:5

Paul recalled to Timothy’s memory his upbringing. Although his father was a Greek, his grandmother Lois and his mother Eunice were believing Jews. I found this very interesting because, not only had these women received Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, but they, in turn, were the ones who poured into Timothy’s life by teaching him the Scriptures.

Mothers have an opportunity to pass on their genuine faith to their children while they are young. My wife was one such mother. She diligently taught our children. She spent quality time praying with them and reading them Bible stories of all the heroes of faith. When they faced challenges and problems in life, she guided them with the Word of God.

When a godly mother teaches her children God’s Word, she will reap the fruits of her labor. Even though her son or her daughter may stray from the path of faith to experience things in the world, it does not mean she wasted her time. The Holy Spirit will bring back to their remembrance all they have learned about God. It is imbedded in their hearts. The Holy Spirit will convict them and draw them back to Jesus.

Maybe as a mother you are thinking, It is just too impossible; they are too far gone into the world. Know this: The Bible has given a promise concerning His Word: So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it (Isaiah 55:11). God is at work in the hearts of your children. He has a plan and purpose for their lives.

If you are dealing with disobedient and rebellious teenagers, make a stand and do not put up with sin: “But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD” (Joshua 24:15). Any discipline given to them shows that you love them enough to correct them. However, do not allow the enemy to cause a wedge between you and them. Reassure them they are loved.

Let the child feel Christ is near him; by your faith will grow his own; death nor danger will affright him if he never feels alone.
~Maud Lindsay~

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