“Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.” Psalm 34:11
Have you ever stopped to think that part of our responsibility as a Christian mother is to teach our children the fear of the Lord? What exactly does this mean? A key verse that comes to me is found in Genesis 16:13: “Thou God seest me.” A good beginning in teaching this truth to our children is to have them realize through this verse that they live in the sight of God at all times. Although Dad and Mom may not always know where they go or what they do, say, or think, there is a God in heaven who is watching at all times. They will give an account to Him for every detail of their lives and the decisions they make. In my Scofield Bible the fear of the Lord is defined as meaning “reverential trust, with hatred of evil” (see note to Psalm 19:9). The Proverbs speak of it often. (Look at Proverbs 1:7,29; 2:5; 3:7; 8:13; 9:10; 10:27; 14:26-27; 15:16,33; 16:6; 19:23; 22:4; and 23:17.)
Remember the Sunday School song?
He sees what we do and He hears what we say —
My Lord is watching all the time, time, time.
How good it is, when the truth in that little hymn sinks down into our children’s hearts very early in their lives.