Please read Proverbs 22.
Meditate on verses 1 and 6.
A good name is to be more desired than great wealth;
favor is better than silver and gold.
Train up a child in the way he should go,
even when he is old, he will not depart from it.
In today’s
society, being honorable is often not as important as getting ahead at any
cost. In Proverbs 22, God emphasizes the importance of creating and defending a
good name for yourself and your family.
Ron’s father
was an Infantry and Aviation Officer in the U.S. Army. He would say, “Son, it
takes a lifetime to make a good name. It only takes a moment to lose it.”
Do you
desire being honorable more than you desire great riches? Is God’s favor on
your life more important than silver or gold? Or is your character for sale?
How are your choices affecting your children?
“Train up a
child in the way he should go” (Proverbs 22:6a). Train your children! This
requires work. Parenting is constant. Children will follow in the footsteps of
their mother and father. You may be a grandparent; your adult children and grandchildren
are learning from you how to behave when they are your age. If you are
struggling with a sin, stop it! You can break that sin cycle. For the sake of
your children and their children, live righteous, honorable lives. Be a model
of Godliness for them. Then the blessings of the fathers will be upon your
children to the thousandth generation (Exodus 20:6).
Pray Proverbs 22:1 and 6 over yourself and those for whom
you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).
“LORD, may ________ and I desire a good name more than great wealth.
Let us want Your favor more than silver and gold.
Help me train up __________ in the way they should go.
When they are old, do not let them depart from it.
In Your name, Jesus~”
The WATCHMAN on the
WALL – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell
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