Raise the loving scepter of God in your home by heralding His Word and calling all to believe in it, starting with yourself. Let them see that the One with all authority made the world and gave it to man.

The call to teach our children about God is not a modern idea but a timeless command rooted in Scripture. Psalm 78 sets this pattern for every generation of believers:

Give ear, O my people, to my teaching;

incline your ears to the words of my mouth!

I will open my mouth in a parable;

I will utter dark sayings from of old,

things that we have heard and known,

that our fathers have told us.

We will not hide them from their children,

but tell to the coming generation

the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might,

and the wonders that he has done.

 

He established a testimony in Jacob

and appointed a law in Israel,

which he commanded our fathers

to teach to their children,

that the next generation might know them,

the children yet unborn,

and arise and tell them to their children,

so that they should set their hope in God

and not forget the works of God,

but keep his commandments;

and that they should not be like their fathers,

a stubborn and rebellious generation,

a generation whose heart was not steadfast,

whose spirit was not faithful to God. (vv. 1–8)

1. It is your God-given, joyful privilege.

God has always called His covenant people to steward the institution of family to advance His purposes on earth. He commissioned Adam to “be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth” (Gen. 1:28). Through this commission, the world would be filled with those bearing the image of God in their being. He commanded Israel to “teach their children” so that the next generation might know the testimonies of God (Ps. 78:5).

The new covenant community is no different in this regard. We are to “bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Eph. 6:4). Saints, you should teach your children about God from the Bible because it is not simply a good idea, but rather your God-given, joyful privilege. 

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