Whole Life?

1 Samuel 1:28 So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord." And he worshiped the Lord there.

“For his life he will be given over to the Lord.” Hannah did not waver from her promise. Great men and women of God count the cost and follow through.

In today’s world it is indeed shocking to see how we seek to pamper our children lest the upbringing is too strict and they turn away from the Lord. I know of missionary couples whose children are allowed to see all kinds of films, idolize raunchy teen singers and actors who have no moral values.

In our human thinking we try to rationalize our behavior to make life easier for our children. Hannah knew that commitment was going to be costly, the words “for his whole life,” meant every part sure and secured in the service of the Lord. Not just Sundays, and Bible study days and when some preacher visits the house days…yes the whole life meaning complete and nothing less.

Let’s as parents rest on the word of the Lord, “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6) Let us strive not to think we are smarter than Him but let’s trust Him to do it His way to yield true everlasting results.