Children are God’s love-gift; they are heaven’s generous reward. Children born to a young couple will one day rise to protect and provide for their parents. Happy will be the couple who has many of them! A household full of children will not bring shame on your name but victory when you face your enemies, for your offspring will have influence and honor to prevail on your behalf! – Psalms 127: 3 to 5 (TPT)

Through generations, it has been a way with life that we try to bring up our children in the way we were brought up. Our parents compared our generation to theirs and now we compare our generation to our children’s, always uplifting and praising one’s own upbringing more than the next. In this pursuit we forget who our children are. As parents we are so busy ‘making our children’s future’ that we ignore their worth, we fail to recognise their purpose in this generation, and as a matter of fact we fail to recognise what we actually possess.  

Children are a heritage from the Lord

Heritage is something that you do not earn but it is given to you as a reward.  A reward brings pride to the family, joy to the family and with it comes blessings. Our children are a gift from God. Children cannot be a source of sorrow, shame and poverty. They are a gift from God the Father, a priceless gift that brings joy, pride and prosperity that we have to enjoy our life with.

Claim your gift today and enjoy every moment of your life with God’s precious gift. Remember, your gift is unique and nobody on this planet earth has an identical gift as yours. 

Children are like arrows in the hands of the warrior…

blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them… Does this mean that we are to use our children as a weapon? NO! Let’s look at this verse like this – as parents we are the bow and our children are arrows in God’s hands. The heart of Father God is to use us parents to release our children into the world so that they can be individuals that He has designed them to be. Therefore we as parents have to keep the arrow heads sharp with the Word of God so that in due time they will be released to destroy the powers of darkness.

If we have this perspective wouldn’t we want our quiver to be full? 

Our children are powerful weapons in God’s hand. Our children are a matter of pride and not shame. 

You have built a stronghold by the songs of children. Strength rises up with the chorus of infants. This kind of praise has the power to shut Satan’s mouth. Childlike worship will silence the madness of those who oppose you. Your children have the power to silence the enemy. – Psalm 8:2 (TPT)

Our children are a matter of pride and not shame. We as parents have to keep the arrow heads sharp with the word of God so that at the right time we can release them to destroy the powers of darkness. 

Look at your children today and recognise what you possess – A beautiful gift! A powerful weapon!