Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Psalm 127:3-4 NIVChildren are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth.When God allows us to be parents, He is blessing us with a responsibility and trusting us with the stewardship of life that He created. God made your children and is entrusting you with their lives. That says a lot about God, but also says a lot about how He feels about you.If you have never thought of parenting in that light, let that truth sink in for just a moment.Listen to the psalmist’s words one more time, this time for the Message bible Don’t you see that children are God’s best gift?the fruit of the womb his generous legacy?Like a warrior’s fistful of arrowsare the children of a vigorous youth.Oh, how blessed are you parents,with your quivers full of children!Loving parents are indeed warriors in the eyes of God. The concept in this verse means that one day, as a parent, you will draw back your bow with all the ways that you have invested in your child for so many years. And, like an arrow, each one of your children will fly out into the world, into their adult lives, to be all that God created them to be. So, for now, through prayer, through intentional time, through the grace of God, be a warrior … for your children … in Jesus’s name.Let’s pray: “Thank You, heavenly Father, for my children, for my heritage in You, in your long line of love and legacy of faith. Strengthen me, empower me, to be a warrior as both a parent and Your child. As above, so below, Amen.”