Are we being good and faithful servants with what YAH has entrusted to us?
Brothers and sisters,
While studying for this Shabbat’s Fellowship question this came to me….it’s a lot like Farming 
We
can plant many seeds and YAH calls us to be fruitful, but if the crop
is not tended, harvested, and stored properly, what good is it?
The
grain rots in the field or gets ravaged by rats. A wise farmer plants,
then weeds, waters, protects from pests, harvests at the right time, and
carefully stores the increase so it nourishes the family for years to
come.
YAH has given us the same sacred task with our children. They are like precious seeds entrusted to our care and like the talents in the Master’s hands.
In
the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14–30), a master entrusts his
servants with different amounts of wealth before going on a journey. The
faithful servants work diligently, invest, and multiply what they were
given. When the master returns, he says to them, “Well done, good and
faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put
you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!”
Children are one of the greatest treasures YAHUAH entrusts to us. If we cannot faithfully steward them spiritually, emotionally, or practically, then sheer numbers alone do not equal wisdom. This is why stewardship matters as much as fruitfulness.
1Ti
5:8 And if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for
those of his household, he has denied the belief and is worse than an
unbeliever.
Pro 27:23-27
Know well the state of your flocks; Set your heart to your herds;
Sometimes we HIDE the talent not out of fear, but out of over-protection. We keep children locked inside, glued to screens, never allowed to get dirty, explore the trees, chase bugs, or marvel at the sky and wind.
Yet…YAH’s CREATION IS ONE OF HIS GREATEST TEACHERS!
Let
us give our children room to play with rocks and sticks, dig in the
sand and dirt, learn the plants, birds, and creatures around them. Real
outdoor play builds strong bodies, curious minds, and hearts that
naturally praise the Creator.
Our high calling is to raise them, guide them, and discipline them in the ways of YAH:
Deu 6:6-7 “And these Words which I am commanding you today shall be in your heart,
and
you shall impress them upon your children, and shall speak of them when
you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie
down, and when you rise up,
Eph 6:4 And you, fathers, do not provoke your children, but bring them up in the instruction and admonition of the Master.
1Ti 5:8 And if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the belief and is worse than an unbeliever.
Discipline them with patience and purpose so they grow straight and strong in righteousness:
Pro 13:24 He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him, seeks him with discipline.
Pro 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he turns not away from it.
Heb
12:11 And indeed, no discipline seems pleasant at the time, but
grievous, but afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness
to those who have been trained by it.
It is not enough to simply bring them into the world. We are called to steward their lives with diligence… nurturing their spirits, minds, and bodies in the rich soil of the world YAH made, so they become fruitful for the Kingdom. The Master is watching to see how faithfully we tend what He has placed in our hands.
Whether we have been blessed with many children or few, the question remains the same:
Are we being good and faithful servants with what YAH has entrusted to us?
Let us pray for wisdom, strength, and grace as we raise the next generation for His glory. May our children grow up to call us blessed and to walk in the ways of YAHUAH and Yahusha HaMashiach all their days.
What a high and holy calling we have been given!
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