The Legacy

I like to share what we read in our devotion this morning

May 12, 2006

READ: Psalm 34:11-22

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. —3 John 1:4

Her writing career spanned three decades, from the mid-1960s through the mid-1990s. She wrote 12 books and received 16 honorary doctorate degrees. But 3 years before she died of cancer in 1996, popular humorist Erma Bombeck told an ABC TV interviewer that no matter how many columns she had written, her legacy would be her three children.
She said: "If I did a bad job with them, then everything else I do is not very important!"

Bombeck had riches and fame and the goodwill of millions of readers, but she realized that her top priority was taking care of her children.
Although no parent can be guaranteed that his or her child will turn out to be a godly model citizen, those of us who are parents must start with Erma's attitude. Our motivation is to provide spiritually, physically, and emotionally for our children. They will be our legacy.

That means introducing them to the Savior, providing spiritual guidance (Psalm 34:11-14), praying for them, and encouraging them to find mentors who can guide them in godly living.

Sometimes it is a battle. Often it is expensive in time and toil. But the value of a child overshadows it all. Dave Branon

Our children are a gift from God
To nurture and to love;
They need our help in guiding them
To turn their thoughts above. Sper

Little children are of great value to God.