Arrow Kids

Arrow Kids

Bible Blast: Read Psalm 127:3-5

Children born to a young man are like arrows in a warrior’s hands. Psalm 127:4

When I say, “Wanna go for a walk?” to my dog, Stormie, she begins to quiver with excitement. Walking is one of her favorite things to do. Sometimes she hears us mention the word walk just in conversation with each other, and she starts quivering. It’s hilarious! To avoid traumatizing her, we have resorted to spelling the word—W-A-L-K—when we’re using it in any circumstance other than the moment before we take her for a walk.

Did you know that quiver is an archery term, too? A quiver is the case that holds an archer’s arrows. In all the Robin Hood movies, Robin holds up his bow and grabs arrows one by one from the quiver on his back to shoot.

According to Psalm 127, you’re in a quiver, but not literally, of course. That would be uncomfortable! When someone is given the gift of a child, it’s like he’s been given an arrow. How can children be “like arrows in a warrior’s hands”?

Ever since our first son, Robby, was born, Bob and I have been teaching him the ways of the Lord. The same thing goes for our daughter, Lexi. And when we adopted Autumn, we immediately started filling her in on our faith and the truth of God’s Word. When parents do this with their children, they are turning them into effective weapons to be shot out into the world.

So when Lexi goes out with friends who aren’t believers, I feel as if I’m putting her into my bow, aiming her at those who don’t know Christ, and releasing her to make an impact for Christ. She’s one of my precious, strong arrows. If I just kept my kids in my “quiver” and never let them affect the world around them, they wouldn’t get to experience the blessing of leading others to Jesus Christ.

You are an arrow, and you are such a gift from God! When your parents teach you about how God wants you to live or correct you for doing something wrong, try to see it as a blessing. They’re turning you into a super-sharp arrow!

Girl Gab: Mom, I’m going to ask you to do something kind of different. I want you first of all to tell your daughter what a gift she is to you. Then take her hands in yours, look her in the eyes, and say (inserting her name), “___________, you are my arrow, and I want you to go into the world and share Jesus Christ.” Daughter, if your mom cries while she does this, it’s because she’s filled with love for you.