Morning by Morning, August 11, 2025 — “Train Up a Child”
Good morning, Lord Jesus. King of kings and Lord of lords, come rule and reign in my heart and through my life today. Come lead me now as I begin my day from the communion of prayer with You. …
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6).
As The Message version expresses this: “Point your kids in the right direction—when they’re old they won’t be lost.”
Sunday evening, we gathered to pray with parents, teachers, students, pastors, leaders, and people from our community with a heart for our children at each of our local schools in Fredericksburg, Texas. One of the Scriptures we prayed was this one from the Proverbs. And then Monday morning, the Fredericksburg Independent School District led off their district wide staff meeting with this very message from the Word of God to be their “Verse of the Year” for our public school system! Praise God!
Thank You for the Judeo-Christian roots of our nation and the biblical principles undergirding our foundation and continuing today in its advancing. There is hope. And there is a heart that still beats for You in our land, despite every battle we face for the soul of our nation.
Our freedom of expression of faith is one of our God-given “unalienable rights” entrusted to us. May we never take these rights for granted. May we never shrink back from living into the freedom You’ve granted us, with both the responsibility and authority You’ve entrusted to us.
Thank You for the godly men and women who are seeking You and Your Word to be their Guiding Light and North Star for training up our children in the way they should go. In our schools, in our homes, in our churches, and in every sphere of influence You called us and positioned us, may we trust in You and teach our children to trust in You.
As we “train up” our children, may we also keep allowing You to “train up” our own hearts and minds in the way we should go. And going to You, seeking You, trusting You, depending upon You is “the way (we) should go.” For ultimately, You are “the Way and the Truth and the Life” (John 14:6). In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged this day. In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may you keep turning to God in the way you should go, as we seek to train up our children in the way they should go, never shrinking back from the freedoms and rights we have, in Jesus' name. God bless you, my friend! And you have a great day!
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