Life Capsule for Today Date:31st July, 2022
Theme: Life Lessons From Daniel (1)
Text: 2 Tim 2:19
19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, let everyone that nameth the name of Christ departs from iniquity. KJV
Topic: Parental Guidance and children attitude
Today’s Reading: Prov 22:6
6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. KJV
Words of the Ministry:
This week we would be looking at a bible character called Daniel, we intend to draw some life lessons from his story, we trust that the Lord would through the life of this old testament saint draw some new light in our lives that would affect our daily living. Many theologian belief that Daniel was a teenager when he was taken captive with other Jews in Babylon during the days of Nebuchadnezzar (Dan 1.)
We see in Daniel an example of a child who was properly brought up and when grown never departed from the training. The Account said Daniel was among those selected by the king’s official for special feeding and treatment, we notice Daniel wasn’t necessarily from a poor background as many suggest as the account said the king chose from the royal and noble family (Dan 1.3). We can immediately notice that Daniel being well behaved and Godly as we would be seeing wasn’t because his parents were poor but his parent’s despite being rich inculcated some disciple in their son, this they did not because they expected him to be a slave in future but because they realized parenting is beyond money, it requires time and Godly disciple unlike many saints that poorly train their children because of their wealth.
The king’s servant was instructed to feed Daniel and other Israelites with a portion of the Kings meal for 3 years to improve on their physical appearance but Daniel and his 3 friends refused the meal stating that they cannot eat defiled food sacrificed to idols, they chose to rather eat vegetables than to eat food sacrificed to idols. We would notice that his parents weren’t there to guide him neither any man monitoring him, but the fear of God he leant while growing from his parents was his guide in a foreign land.
Many parents are sorrowful today because they missed the opportunity God gave them to groom their children the right way. They never had the time nor saw the need and now that the children have gained some little freedom in a foreign land like the university, boarding school or in marriage, they become ruthless, bringing shame to the family and the Church. Such parents felt all they needed was more money, they thought food, drink and clothes is all they owed their children We see in the Life of Daniel and his 3 friends the product of parental guidance and training, many prayer points parents do for their teenage children is as a result of their failure while the children were younger. The bible is particular about upbringing, if you spear the rod today because you don’t want the child to cry, you may be the one crying tomorrow when the child goes wild.
Join us through the week as we look at the life of a man who knew God from a young age and enjoyed divine favor, insight and revelation, a man who saw unimaginable miracles and grew even among enemies without fighting a war. Please spread the word and remember to fellowship with us today at Peniel. Our physical meeting (PENIEL) comes up once a month, every last Sunday of the month from 4pm to 6.30pm at Embraze Event Center, Opposite Tipper Garage, Before the Train Station, Byazhin Kubwa Abuja
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