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Bible Study in the Home
Our children are the Lord’s property; they have been bought
with a price. This thought should be the mainspring of our labors
for them. The most successful method of securing their salvation
and of keeping them out of the way of temptation is to instruct them
constantly in the word of God. And as parents become learners
with their children, they will find their own growth in grace and in
a knowledge of the truth more rapid. Unbelief will disappear; faith
and activity will increase; assurance and confidence will deepen as
they thus follow on to know the Lord. Their prayers will undergo
a transformation, becoming more earnest and sincere. Christ is the
head of His church, and unfailing dependence of His people; He
will give the needed grace to those who seek Him for wisdom and
instruction.
God would have us consider these things in their sacred im-
portance. It is the privilege of brothers and sisters and parents to
co-operate in teaching the children how to drink the gladness of
Christ’s life by learning to follow His example. To the older children
in these isolated families I will say: It is not necessary that all should
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drop the home responsibilities to attend our boarding schools, in
order to obtain a fitting for service. Remember that right in the home
there is a work to do for the Master. In the home there are younger
children to be instructed, and thus relieve the mother’s burdens.
Let the elder members of the family bear in mind that this part
of the Lord’s vineyard needs to be faithfully cultivated, and resolve
that they will put forth their best capabilities to make home attractive
and to deal patiently and wisely with the younger children. There
are young persons in our homes whom the Lord has qualified to give
to others the knowledge they have gained. Let these strive to keep
spiritual lessons fresh in mind. And while they are teaching they can
also be studying. Thus they may be learners while teaching. New
ideas will come to them, and the hours of study will be a decided
pleasure as well as profit.