Topical Bible: Children: Good: Partake of the Promises of God

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The Bible presents children as a blessing from the Lord and emphasizes their potential to partake in the promises of God. Throughout Scripture, children are depicted as recipients of God's love, care, and promises, highlighting their importance in the divine narrative.

Biblical Foundation

Children are seen as a heritage from the Lord, as stated in Psalm 127:3 : "Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward." This verse underscores the value and blessing that children represent in the eyes of God.

Promises to Children

The Bible contains numerous promises that extend to children, emphasizing their inclusion in God's covenantal blessings. In Genesis 17:7 , God promises Abraham, "I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you." This covenantal promise includes children as part of God's enduring relationship with His people.

In the New Testament, Jesus Himself highlights the significance of children in the kingdom of God. In Mark 10:14 , Jesus says, "Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these." This statement affirms that children are not only welcome in God's kingdom but are also exemplars of the faith and humility required to enter it.

Spiritual Instruction and Growth

The Bible encourages the spiritual instruction and growth of children, recognizing their capacity to understand and embrace God's promises. Proverbs 22:6 advises, "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it." This verse highlights the importance of guiding children in the ways of the Lord, ensuring they are equipped to partake in His promises.

Deuteronomy 6:6-7 further instructs, "These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up." This passage emphasizes the responsibility of parents and guardians to instill God's commandments and promises in the hearts of their children.

Examples of Faithful Children

Scripture provides examples of children who partook in God's promises through their faith and obedience. Samuel, dedicated to the Lord by his mother Hannah, served in the temple from a young age and grew to become a prophet of God (1 Samuel 1-3). His life exemplifies how children can be vessels of God's purpose and recipients of His promises.

Similarly, Josiah became king of Judah at the age of eight and led a significant spiritual reform, turning the nation back to God (2 Kings 22-23). His account illustrates how children, even in positions of great responsibility, can faithfully partake in God's promises and lead others to do the same.

Conclusion

The Bible consistently affirms the value and potential of children to partake in the promises of God. Through faith, instruction, and the examples set before them, children are invited to embrace the blessings and responsibilities of God's covenant, becoming integral members of His kingdom.

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Acts 2:39
For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call.
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The Best Things Work for Good to the Godly
... cleanse and consecrate the soul, making it partake of the ... because I follow the thing
that is good" (Psalm 38 ... their enemies: "The tares are the children of the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a divine cordial/the best things work for.htm

God's Offspring
... went upon the notion of their being God's slaves, and not his children. ... Christ; and
now to be a man is to partake of the ... This is the good news of Christmas-day ...
/.../kingsley/sermons for the times/sermon xvi gods offspring.htm

The Higher Faith.
... to the promises of God, seems to me to partake of the ... of such a faith in my
child"good enough for ... as the disciples would have sent away the little children. ...
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God the Joy-Bringer
... If, when we sit down to partake of them, we would ... Many good people seem to think
that it is somehow devout ... For instance, you know how children do when they get ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/god the joy-bringer.htm

Upon Our Lord's SermonOn the Mount
... the imprudence, the weakness of the children of God ... easily induced to believe that
anything good can remain ... And when we ourselves first partake of the heavenly ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 30 upon our lords.htm

Approaching Doom
... The instruction these Hebrew children had received in the homes ... of sin and in
reformation and good works, was ... the kings thereof." Others were to partake of the ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 35 approaching doom.htm

Hebrews xi. 7
... so God also does not grant us here to partake of "entire ... The devil has stripped us
of all our good things ... Hear how Paul exclaims, "My little children, of whom I ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homily xxiii hebrews xi 7.htm

The Duty of Constant Communion JW
... the prayers of the faithful never failed to partake of the ... all his works, and
particularly over the children of men ... Then it had been good for you that you had ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 101 the duty of.htm

Fundamental Oneness of the Dispensations.
... enter thereinto, and they to whom the good tidings were ... encouraged with the assurance
that they partake in the ... that comprehended it not and the children of the ...
/.../chapter iii fundamental oneness of.htm

Strong Faith in a Faithful God
... "Oh! taste and see." Partake of it. ... "The young lions do lack and suffer hunger, but
they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.". ... Come, ye children. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 61 1915/strong faith in a faithful.htm