The only thing I can do for you today / is to speak to you words that I hope / will help you realize / how precious your child is / to ensure your family’s greatness in the generations to come.
(Ecc 12:11) The words of the wise are as sharp swords
These words are meant to prick your hearts, not tickle your ears with good speech. A good speech lasts for as long as it can be remembered, but words that get through to the heart / change lives.
I see a generation that is passing away, I see a generation that is currently making an impact today, but more importantly, I see the generation that will be the ones who will live the future / we can only imagine.
(Ecc 12:12) … of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. For as long as there’s a question, there will be learning. Is this all we need to prepare our children for?
We must have a vision / that will give meaning and clarity to what we are aiming for, and why.
STUDENTS: What is expected of you?
1. Eph 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
2. 1Th 4:11-12 Study to be quiet, and to do your own homework, and to work with your own hands; always be honest, that you may lack nothing. Never cheat! Always tell the truth.
· To those who passed- Have you done your best? You must be better next school year.
· To those who failed-tell yourself never again! Study now, play later!
PARENTS:
1. Your Responsibility
a) Psa 127:3 Children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
You do not own your children, but as God’s representative on earth / you must be able to present them back to God / in a way that is honorable to Him.
The children are His / and you will give an accounting of their lives spent with you.
b) Pro 29:18 Where there is no vision, people wander aimlessly. You have to pray and ask God to show you your child’s special place in this world. His/her unique personality is put there by God so your child will enter in God’s ordained purpose for him/her. Help them step into it. Don’t force them to fit into someone else’s dream / for it will just make them fall short of the glory prepared uniquely for them.
c) Their names declare their calling
1Sa 25:25 For as his name is, so is he. (my name)
d) Isa 44:2 The LORD who made you, and formed you from the womb; He will help you. He knows each one by name.
2) Discipline them as kings are disciplined
Pro 22:15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Pro 23:13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if you beat him with the rod, he shall not die.
3) Prepare and equip them to enter and hit their purpose in life.
Rom 11:29 For the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable.
2Pe 1:10 Be diligent to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, you shall never fall:
TEACHERS: Be teachers that stand for righteousness
1. 1Co 1:26 Each child is unique.
Not many wise, not many mighty, not many noble, but they are called:
2. Mat 18:6 But whoever shall offend one of these little ones who believe in me, Jesus said, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged around his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
3. Mat 19:14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come to me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
4. Act 10:34 God is no respecter of persons: Do not play favorites!
CONCLUSION:
We are to prepare this generation well. The child cannot do it alone, neither can the parents, nor the teachers on their own. We must all work together to prepare these children to receive the best from the Spirit of God, gain wisdom and understanding, become good counselors and mighty men and women, rich in knowledge, having a holy fear of God.
If my speaking today would cause even just one heart to respond correctly and will determine to make sure that his family line will belong to the Godly, and have his/her children live right for God, then I have not spoken in vain. I entrust to you a holy seed that I pray will grow and bear much fruitfulness in the lives of your children. God bless this day as a day worth much in eternity. Thank you for your time.
March 26, 2011
Graduation Ceremony
Child’s Place, Binangonan
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