…Fight For It!

We all know people who, although they grew up in good Christian homes, do not know, trust in, or love Jesus today.  To them, the Gospel is now nothing more than a story; a history lesson; or merely “church talk” that they grew up with.

We should never assume that just because our kids are growing up in a Christian home (maybe even a more distinctly and passionate and Biblical Christian home than we did), that they will inherit eternal life.  We must fight with prayer and the Word, daily!  We must be burdened by the weight of their eternal destiny.  We must be seriously intentional about giving our children the Gospel, so as to point them to, show them, and give them a thirst for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

But let us not trust in our means of fighting for their Lives: being good Christian examples, praying with faithful fervancy, instructing and disciplining with the Word of Life, taking our family to church every week, doing family worship, and so on.  We must do these things, but only because we trust in our sovereign Savior of grace to draw them, change them, and save them to the uttermost.

Read Dr. John Piper’s similar word in blog post on An Encouragement and Precaution to Parents.  And remember, Don’t Assume Life… Fight For It!