David Reynolds
Daddy, Father
“You did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father”. Romans 8:15 ‘Abba’ is a Chaldee word found three times in the New Testament and in each case is followed by its Greek equivalent, which is translated “father.” It is…
Give Me Your Children
And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the kings seed, and of the princes; Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had…
Never Criticize That Which You Wish Your Child To Respect
“… Brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of a good report: if there be any virtue, if there be any praise, think on these things.” Philippians 4:8 I am certain that one reason I am in the…
Training Thoroughbreds
“Ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” Ephesians 6:4 “… Lest they be discouraged. Colossians 3:21 Question: From the last time you were here, I now know the proper methods I should use in training my children for I use them in…
Your Family Needs A Biblical Blessing
“Your father’s blessings are greater than the blessings of the ancient mountains…” Genesis 49:26 NIV The other Sunday I was on my knees praying at the altar when Deryck, a little three year old boy in our church came up and stood very close to me, as if he was listening to what I was…
Discipline, Your Child Needs It!
“Chasten thy son while there is still hope and let not thy soul spare for his crying.” Proverbs 10:8 I walked into a restaurant late one night and sat down near a young couple and three small children. It got my attention when the little four year old girl got up on the table. When…
Wise Buying
“He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich” Proverb 10:4 Son, we spend hard-earned money, many times, for things we really do not need. When I was in Bible School, I met Brother Andrew Urshan coming down the hall. He stopped and shook my hand. I…
What Kind of Father Should You Be?
“I will receive you, and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and my daughters, saith the Lord almighty.” II Corinthians 6:17, 18 All across America, youth are growing up without a father figure in their lives. With some young people, there is a man in the house, but for…
I Know Abraham, For He Will Command His Children
“For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.” (Genesis 18:19). The family, under God, is not a democracy! We are…
Let Your Wife Be Your Sanctuary
“Drink waters out of thine own cistern and running waters out of thine own well… Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth… and why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?” (Proverbs 5:15-20). God’s plan is for the husband…
A Case For Large Families
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it:” Genesis 1:27, 28 “And did not he make one? … And wherefore one?…
Keepers At Home – Mothers!
“The aged women likewise…teachers of good things, that they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be be discreet, chaste, keepers at home.” Titus 2:3-5 Question:”How old should my child be before I think of returning to work?” Mother, by asking this question you are…