TRAIN UP A CHILD: The 7 Prophetic Templates for Parents-Would be Parents, Guardians and Custodians. PT2

Proverbs 22:6-Luke 2:40 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

Luke 2:25-40 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. 26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. 27  And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, 28  Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, 29  Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: 30  For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, 31  Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; 32  A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. 33 And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him. 34  And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; 35  (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. 36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; 37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. 38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem. {Jerusalem: or, Israel} 39 And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. 40 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. 41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast. 43 And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. 44 But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day’s journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. 45 And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him. 46 And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. 47 And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers. 48 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. 49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business? 50 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them. 51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. 52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man. {stature: or, age}

 

So in prophetic order, “Train Up A Child” begins with the first knowledge that;

1.   Children are Heritages/Legacies from the Lord: hey parents and guardians, the Bible reveals here that children are the heritages of the God and not your heritage. Also, they are the vision and the inheritance of the sovereign God and they must be handled exactly as ordained and predestined. Stop handling children your own way (which reveals human weakness, lack of the prophetic information and guide, lack of divine direction, lack of vision, lack of relationship with God, lack of money and so on). 

    Please, do not subject them to your limitations, do not reduce their handling to your fear and anxieties, do not engage them to see life from your failures, failings and frustrations, and don’t engage a glorious future with a weak ordinance. They are more than the ideologies from your father’s house and mothers’ house; stop seeing them or handle them base on your weak tradition, culture, religious beliefs etc because children are far beyond human assumptions and misconceptions. Jesus likened them as God’s kingdom, let the little children come to Me, He said. Luke 18: 15-17 And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein. 

    The above scripture shows how far better and glorious their future is to yours. At that, no child is permitted to be perceived or raised base on present limitations or ideologies of any parent or guardian. Jesus said to those guys (who possibly have children but don’t know who, why and how to grow them prophetically); "theirs is the kingdom of God". Jesus who was once a child from the intro Scriptures we read above revealed children to His disciples as the future; that is, the future of God and the future of His kingdom. At the point Jesus corrected their misconception of a child’s true identity; the disciples were yet to have understanding of the prophetic privileges of handling children generally. This goes a long way also to expose in same manner what many parents do with their children or children in their custody. To the point Jesus had to reprogram their minds and handling strategies to fit prophetic desires and designs. You see, the reason for misapplication of these realities is the reason why many children grow up with the wrong psyche and orientation which eventually affects their IQ and by extension homes and societies reap the negative consequences thereafter. The question here is, how do you perceive children around you? How do you view and handle their opinions, decisions, wishes, requests and choices? Your handling of God’s heritage and Kingdom must be in line with their prophetic designs, definitions, templates and vision for their lives and not your feelings, economic pressures, career demands etc.
   

I insist here again, STOP engaging children or the child in your care base on your weak desires and emotions, there is a prophetic design and definition you must seek responsibly from divinity’s provision to act out on them. This is why I don’t subscribe to having children carelessly, or get so carried away about “I have a child or children” because the task to raise them prophetically and not sympathetically is far more on the high side than the status of being a parent. This also goes a long way to reveal to parents, guardians and would be parents and guardians why and how God wanted Hannah to understand the kingdom, heritage and legacy divinely designed to come through her (God’s reward) before her womb (divine privilege) can be opened to house the gift of God. The same thing applies to every child in your trust either as a parent or custodian. Do your orientation and handling of children match who the Lord says they are; "Heritage of the Lord, as rewards to humanity, as the Kingdom of God". Until you correct your mind prophetically towards them, you will not appreciate legacy, heritage and God’s kingdom who they are likened as. 

    Now you know from Scriptural and prophetic perspective the very way God desires and designed it to be and not the way you so desire or designed. Would you go to God for a template, design, direction and the way to train up His heritage, legacy, kingdom wisely? Please do, so you won’t be in disobedience assuming you are raising children in the way of the Lord. Know who God says they are first before ever considering having them and the why is that they are designed to be raised as the Legacies for the Lord. It is mere parental status mentality that makes a lot of irresponsible parents have children without responsible decision and approach to raising them in the ways of the Lord. If you cannot raise a child in the way of the Lord, don’t bring them here to give the world a worse version of you.

    Conceiving the fruit of the womb is the Lord’s doing and that isn’t a big deal with God should you are still trusting God for one, because after reading and brooding over this prophetic material divinely given to us for training up our children, you will conceive and bring forth in the miraculous name of our Lord Jesus Christ Amen. Also, take note here that raising a child your own way isn’t a big deal as well, but raising them in the way of the Lord. I have often said to as many that want to buy the truth that buying cloths and sending your child to  good school is 20-30% of child upbringing/training up and that is if it’s not 10% given the present pressures the world ideologies is been pushed through every means available to counter and contradict the verdicts and orders of God. So, you must have to accept the reality of who God says children are in line with Divinity’s desire and design and not otherwise.

2.   They are Rewards/Gifts to Humanity: How do you cherish and handle gifts? You see, I have come to discover how some parents don’t deserve the children entrusted to them either as parents or custodians. The case is relatable with the story of Peninnah and Hannah; the other one had an open womb and was downloading carelessly because the say, "the thing dey sweet, so as e dey enter, she dey download". “After all, it is the Lord who gives children” and this is the misconception that has made many release battalions of Army unscheduled without prophetic planning. Get me right, I am not against anyone having as many as they want to have, but having them without prophetic desire and design is what God is asking us to learn here. It is ignorance and stupidity to bring forth a child to make them go through the same issues even worse experience you went through. Worse of all to say na God dey give pikin, as if God compelled you or slept with you to bring forth the child. My point here, Peninnah had them as a way of life, but Hannah must have the prophetic knowledge and moreso understand the prophetic lines of "be fruitful, multiply and replenish the earth", else having a Samuel will be business as usual. Someone once said to me, many are not born with Silver spoons, but they end up becoming great and I said, that is when God redirects the ways and steps of such child or destiny (up in the way of the Lord) and not every child enjoys such divine intervention. 

    The point here is, if you must desire it, desire to design it as a reward and gift from God which must be cherished and properly handled, else you will have seven sons like Peninnah who never featured anywhere in God’s agenda. Else it will be “shebi na pikin” meaning every and any kind of child or children. Before you enter the bedroom, get to the boardroom to desire and design in your entire being that you are going in for a divine privilege, a reward and a special gift from God. Now, I will say this to every woman trusting God for the fruit of the womb; go to God for the why, what and how you desire it. Now, design it first in your spirit (encounters) just the way Hannah did it with God and vowed to Him by divine encounters and not religious meetings at Shiloh “I will give him back to You Lord”. Meaning, you will raise the child in the very ways of the Lord (Train Up). 

     Woman, as you activate the decision and choice, I am waiting for your testimony because I have used this simple application in prayers by the Grace of God on my life to deliver a bouncing baby boy to a seven year old barren situation by the power of the Holy Ghost and they are a living testimony today. Congratulations! Its your turn and time to birth and bring forth the reward and the gifts of God (fruit of the womb) in the name of Jesus Christ Amen!

3.   “Train Up A Child” You have a prophetic responsibility: the way up naturally is tasking and demanding, yet, we are charged and mandated to train them upwards. Hear me here, your beautiful career is fine, you cherished your job so well, but be wise, that should not serve as your "genuine excuse" to train down or handle a glorious destiny your convenient ways which in most case eventually play down and demeans the divine instruction of God for your child. God is not the one that trains a child as many religious minds will excuse themselves from their responsibilities. Yes, God gives because it is His initiative and initiation, but you are entrusted and obligated to TRAIN UP and not DOWN when you chose to have one, else you will end up insulting the gift and reward of God with your downward handlings. 

    There is He that is from above and He is above all; His name is Jesus Christ and God gave Him a name above every other names and everything about Christ is traced above. The way to that upward desire and design is not down but the word of God. Every child is like a building project; your desires must complement God’s design. In all your desire, get the foundation right and it is usually the first seven years and make sure you train up prophetically and not sympathetically, not religious but towards relationship with God. 

     In this first seven years, like I said, invest everything in Christ at least 80% to be part of their lives, in praying with them, in chastising them, in studying with them, in befriending them, in schooling. Infact, be super friendly with their class teachers at every phase of their education. I mean in everything within the first seven years, give them very close marking, at least 80% applied close marking with record taking on daily bases of your investments on them. In raising up a prophetic child, I do not support handing your child over to “whoever” to help you take care of them within this first seven years, believe me it is not advisable, no matter the affiliations. Unless you can guarantee at least 90% trust of the child’s “train up template” from the person or persons. This is very important prophetic warning; do not kid with this reality. The reason is, keeping your child for one hour with someone who has no prophetic interest or knowledge of your child can lead to misguided ideologies, perversion and distortion of his prophetic template and that can affect the child’s upbringing over time. 

     As parents, there are surrounding issues that the traffics of life present to us, but ensure their training is upward towards God against all odds. (The first seven years investment applies here very crucial). Train up will require a lot of work and responsibilities and pressures especially when you are not prepared yet to have them before they come. It is usually easy when you have a defined design and provisions before ever desiring them, even at that, you must be prophetically guided by the child’s prophetic template and not your emotions and assumptions.

    Thanks for being patience all through. This is just the Part 2; the Part 3 will conclude the 7 prophetic templates while part 4 will bring to the end the series; TRAIN UP A CHILD: The 7 Prophetic Templates for Parents-Would be Parents, Guardians and Custodians.

REDEMPTION PRAYER: My friends, I do not want to assume everyone who comes here to read through my blog is born again. Kindly own up your will and your ways if you would love to give your life to Christ. The topic treated here is a function and fruit of the Holy Spirit beginning with the LOVE OF GOD. God loves you and this is true. This is the reason He gave His Jesus Christ to redeem your soul eternally.  

Say this prayer after me here: LORD JESUS, I (your name and surname) AM SORRY FOR MY OLD WILLS AND WAYS OF LIFE. FORGIVE ME OF MY PAST LIFE, BE MY LORD AND SAVIOUR, WASH ME IN YOUR BLOOD AND SAVE MY SOUL. I SUBMIT MY SPIRIT, SOUL AND BODY TO YOU LORD JESUS CHRIST. I BELONG TO YOU FROM TODAY AND I WILL SERVE YOU ONLY. WRITE MY NAME IN THE BOOK OF LIFE. THANK YOU JESUS FOR SAVING ME. AMEN. Mail me here for follow up or locate a Spirit filled Church around your location, and Bible base assembly believers to enjoy your prophetic journey with Christ. I love you richly. 

GOD BLESS YOU RICHLY.

Pastor Buchi Thomas