Verse for the Day 2/1

Through the Bible - Exodus 29-31
Good morning,
Yesterday's verse brought another verse to mind. It comes from Psalm 127 and is today's verse.
Ps 127:4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,So are the children of one's youth. 5 Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them;They shall not be ashamed,But shall speak with their enemies in the gate. NKJV
You may ask, how does this go along with "train up a child in the way he should go"?
How many of you played with wooden bow and arrow sets as toys as kids? The arrows would get crooked and warped, the string wasn't strong and you seldom could come anywhere close to hitting the target.
I've done some shooting with a modern compound bow and high tech aluminum arrows with "field" points. They were perfectly straight. Even a novice like me, (with practice), could put together a pretty nice grouping of shots.
The ancient hunter and/or warrior was not as fortunate. The arrows had to be cared for. Feathers true, shafts straight, with a balanced arrowhead. Neglect would cause the wood to warp, the feathers to get matted, and the arrowhead to be offcenter, off balanced. This archer, like the child with the cheap wooden arrows, would have a hard time hitting "the mark".
With yesterdays verse we went beyond the parental responsibility to include us as church family and youth organization leaders. I think the same can be applied to today's verse and passage.
I look back to the (small) youth group at EEFC where my kids grew up. Several of the kids from that group have gone into or are still working on going into some form of ministry. Our church's "quiver" was blessed to be full of arrows.
What are you doing with or for your kids, your own or those of the church or youth group, to keep them "true" so that when they are ready to be launched they'll fly true and hit the target.
Do any other verses or passages come to your mind?

In Christ,
Mike

Eph 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace NIV
Ps 127:1-128:1

Laboring and Prospering with the Lord

A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.

127 Unless the Lord builds the house,They labor in vain who build it;Unless the Lord guards the city,The watchman stays awake in vain. 2 It is vain for you to rise up early,To sit up late,To eat the bread of sorrows;For so He gives His beloved sleep.

3 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord,The fruit of the womb is a reward. 4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,So are the children of one's youth. 5 Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them;They shall not be ashamed,But shall speak with their enemies in the gate.

NKJV