and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.”
PROVERBS 9: 10
Perhaps this is why Satan has made the account of creation a main target of his attacks. If Satan can convince people that God did not create the world, he has then given them every reason to live however they choose. But, when we understand that God literally spoke the world and all its beauty into existence, it produces in us a reverence and great desire to worship this Creator.
When I was a teenager, I was blessed to travel across America for three years in a singing group. One night, we were singing in the mountains of Virginia and were blessed to stay on a farm in the middle of nowhere. We found an old hay wagon and were lying on our backs looking at the night sky, full of more visible stars than any of us had ever seen with the naked eye. We began to sing,“ Oh Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder, consider all the worlds thy hands have made; I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, thy power throughout the universe displayed: Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee; How great Thou art! How great Thou art! Then sings my soul, My Savior God, to Thee; How great Thou art! How great Thou art!” 1 We were just teenage boys, but God’ s awesome presence settled down on us, and we knew
We knew that a God who could speak the galaxies into existence was a God to be loved, feared, and adored.
that a God who could speak the galaxies into existence was a God to be loved, feared, and adored.
In secularized forms of education, children are never taught to reverence and fear the Lord because they are never taught who He really is and what He has done. Without a proper fear and understanding of the Lord, our children will never surrender their lives to Him, or at best, they will offer Him some small portion of their lives and loyalty. Biblical worldview education in the family, church, and school is essential because it instills in the hearts and minds of our children a deep sense of who God is and why He is worthy of our devotion and lives. In Psalm 33:18-19, we read these words:“ Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love, that he may deliver their soul from death and keep them alive in famine.”
God has a special place in His heart for those who fear Him and recognize Him for who He really is. As we give our children a proper fear and respect for the Lord, their hope for a wonderful life increases immensely because they will listen to God, follow His direction, and come under His special blessings.
Jeff Keaton is the founder and chairman of RenewaNation. Over the years, he has pastored two churches, planted multiple churches, founded a local Christian school, assisted with launching many schools nationally, and begun several other ministries. He wholeheartedly surrendered his life to Christ on February 11, 1990, which forever changed his life. From that day forward, he has attempted to follow Christ, no matter the cost. Jeff is passionate about seeing lost people come to know Jesus, encouraging Christians to surrender completely to Christ, and helping children develop a biblical worldview. He is the author of The Life of Radical Faith and Saving Our Children In a World Gone Crazy.
1. Author: Carl Boberg.
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