A Child - A Responsibility 

Psalm 34:11 (King James Version)
  Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

Psalm 101:2 
  I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

Psalm 115:13 
  He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.

* There are many that should fear our Father. Fear in this verse = Reverence – Love. If you do what is right in His sight, you don’t have anything to fear. 

Psalm 115:14 
  The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.

* Our Father takes care of them that love Him. He will above all give you wisdom and understanding if you show Him you love Him.

Psalm 127:3 
  Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

* Reward = Blessings / Children are a “heritage”  a gift from God, a blessing. 

Proverbs 8:32 
  Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

* With blessings, come rewards. = Life

Proverbs 14:26-27 
  In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

* We that follow Him are His. He is our protection and we know Him by His letter to us, The Bible. 

  The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

*Remember, fear = reverence or Love.

Isaiah 54:13 
  And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.

* His Word brings us “peace”, that is peace of mind.

Matthew 5:45 
  That ye may be the children of your Father, which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

* Our Father is in total control.  You have not one thing to worry about. When you know Him, you know the outcome.

John 12:36 
  While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.

* Don’t be ashamed; teach, Tell, Live Christ. Christian = Christ Like.

John 21:5 
  Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.

* As children, you start on the milk of The Word, and when you grow you come to a point were you want meat. It’s the next step. 

Ephesians 6:1-3 
  Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

  Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;

  That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

Colossians 3:20 
  Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 5:5 
  Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

1 John 2:1 
  My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

* Christ Jesus is that advocate. You must accept Him and what He did for us all and repent in His name. There you have the condition – REPENT.  He gave us the way, but we must choose.

1 John 2:28 
  And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

* There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth on His return. If you follow our Father you have nothing to worry about. He isn’t mad at you.  Then 1 John 2:28 applies to you. 

1 John 3:7 
  Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

* In today’s society people are being fooled. The youth, and the elderly. They are calling good evil and evil good.  They are using schools, TV, economics, and politics. Are you awake? If you can’t see these things, perhaps you are part of it.  

Hebrews 5:13 
  For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

* Remember milk is for babes in the word. When you hunger… its time for the meat.

Deuteronomy 4:9 
  Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;

* Your “Responsibility” is to let them all know not to do and what to do. Some may say, “your not to judge me” or “you can’t judge me”  Let them know you are not. Your informing them of truth and what they do with it is up to them.  As for your children….. Be a parent not a friend. 

Deuteronomy 6:7 
  And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

* Teach Them, Teach Them, And Teach Them! 

Proverbs 22:6 
  Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

* You raise them in the Love of God, they will return to that teaching. 

2 Timothy 3:15 
  And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Without Christ Jesus, you are dead! 
It’s never ever to late to start yourself or to let your children, mother, dad, brother or sister know. 
To be a child of God, It’s your “Responsibility” to help all the other children.
All souls belong to God and when you have the truth. To keep it to yourself is not of any good to you or them. 
Plant the seeds of God’s Word and go to prayer. 
Our Father will do the watering. 
Pray they accept it and they will come to you with questions.  

I pray our Father gives you all the wisdom to lead the children to Him in the way He wants us to do. I pray they accept Him and walk in the light. It is in His service, 
                                                                                                  Todd Davis, Pastor
                                                                                                         Open Vail Ministry