And he will [himself] go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn back the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient and incredulous and u persuadable to the wisdom of the upright [which is the knowledge and holy love of the will of God]-in order to make ready for the Lord a people [perfectly] prepared [in spirit, adjusted and disposed and placed in the right moral state]. Luke 1:17 AMPC.
My focus here is on 17c-in order to make ready for the Lord a people.
How do we go about making our young people ready for the Lord?
Let’s look at two examples in the lives of Moses and Samson.
In Exodus 2:2, we see that his mother after his birth received the revelation and she saw that the child was beautiful, fair, godly, depending on the translation you are using.
On the other hand, in Judges 13:1-12, we see that revelation for who the child would be was given prior to his conception and birth.
In both cases, we see that each child has a direction and a purpose for their lives. Both parents had the opportunity of knowing this.
Are you in the place of Moses’s mother or Samson’s? You and I are called to seek to know God’s mind for our children; whether they are already born or yet to be.
That is the starting point of raising them as people prepared for the Lord.
My prayer for you today is that God will open your eyes of understanding to see rule of life and the work they are to pursue (Judges 13:12).
Blessings.
John Tashi Bako