Children are the Future by Jerome Stewart 
A phrase attributed to Mark Twain says; “When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.” When we are young, there is so much about life we do not understand. It’s part of being young. 1st. Corinthians chapter 13 vs. 11 the Apostle Paul said; ‘When I was a child, I spoke as a child. I understood as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” As related to our children the challenges are many. Children are being bombarded with information coming from many different directions. Children are being manipulated by people who do not have a conscious toward God. One of the greatest attributes for those willing to trust in the wisdom of the living God, is in knowing there is a plan already in place to assist anyone raising children. The words in Deuteronomy chapter 6 has great significance irrespective of the time period. After Moses instructed the Israelites on the need to love the LORD first, he then addressed the needs of the children.
In vss 6 and 7 in relation to vs. 5, he says, “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.” Children need guidance from the word of God, and not the talk shows, nor social media, or the lyrics to some of the songs today, which are degrading to men, women, black, white, gender, and so on. Our young people can recite the words verbatim without missing a beat. If young people can memorize words with no spiritual value, they can memorize the word of God, our moral compass for righteous living. Children can memorize the words in Psalm 18 verses. 29 through 32, where David says, “For by You I can run against a troop, By my God I can leap over a wall. As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the LORD is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him. For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.” Oh yes! God’s word will raise our children.
