19Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. 20And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home. 21And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.
Intro.-Two weeks ago I used for a thought, Just What Would You Do To Save Your Soul? I dealt with the lost and salvation,. Our soul is very precious and we should be willing to do anything God asks for us to rescue it. Last week, I used for a thought, Just What Would You Do To Save Your Church? Today, I want us to ask the question, Just What Would You Give To Save Your Child?
Just how important are your children? Just how much influence do you as a mother (or even as a father) have upon them? Jus what would you do for them? Just how much hardship would you undergo? Or let me ask you this question, Just What Would You Give To Save Your Child?
Hannah made her son Samuel a coat. Just what can we see from this? I want to first look at what a mother brings to her children.
Don’t we know that there is something we get from mom where we can
seldom get elsewhere , that is…
Motherly Warmth
We have to be honest, we usually see..
Over-protectiveness
And we all remember our mothers give…
Tireless care-taking
We can also count on mother as a…
Haven in tumultuous times
What would be a mother, without her…
Enduring endearment
And finally, we know mothers have a tremendous…
Reassuring Spirit
But we need more than the natural tendencies of a mother, we need the specialties that Christ can bring. So when we prepare them for life, or we give a "COAT" to our children, let us give them more. More importantly, let us give them to Christ! What was the statement given to the widow about her son by Elijah? 1 Kings 17:19- GIVE ME THY SON. This is what God wants from us. He wants us to trust Him and obey Him and deliver our children to Him for His protection. He can do a better job than we ever can! So we need to give them to God as Hannah did.
How do we give them to God? What can we do to give them the "COAT" they need in their life?
First we need to live a…
Christian example that is exemplary
Our example is in front of our children – they see all, the imitate all, they do all!
They quickly become "us" for all to see!
We also need for them to see…
Obedience in our lives to Christ as obedient
children
They notice quickly if we have…
Acceptance of His ways as the best way
of life
They notice if we just go through the motions; go to church - but complaining;
tithe - but really our heart is not in it, etc.
And we need to spend adequate time…
Training them in His ways
Many of our generation had ABC, CBS and NBC do much of the training - Today they also see FOX, WBN, UPN, and I dare say even MTV. No wonder we are lacking in God in our country.
Will you be a mother? Or will you give them a "COAT?"
Will you give them to God?
Will you live before them and set the example?
Just What Would You Give To Save Your Child?
Gary Marcum - East 38th Street Free Will Baptist – 051301am