The Heritage of the Lord, Part 1: Children Are a Heritage

Originally recorded on January 11, 1987, this message from Steve begins a two-part teaching series called The Heritage of the Lord. In Part 1, Steve teaches from Psalm 127 and reminds listeners that children are a heritage and reward from the Lord. He uses the picture of arrows in the hand of a mighty man to speak about the importance of raising children to be straight, strong, sharp, and ready to stand for God. Steve also looks at the lives of Eli, Hophni, Phinehas, and Samuel, showing the difference between children who are left unrestrained and a child raised to minister before the Lord. This message emphasizes the responsibility of the home, the importance of correction, obedience, and training, and the blessing that comes when children are raised in the ways of God.This teaching is a sober but powerful reminder that the heritage of the Lord must be guarded, trained, and prepared to carry blessing, light, and victory into the next generation.Key Scripture: Psalm 127:3 — “Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.”