Sometimes a message just reaches out and grabs me from the
most surprising of places. Take this bumper sticker, for example:
“My son serves to
protect your honor student.”
Waiting at a traffic light, I spotted that statement on the
vehicle in front of me. Next to the wording was the United States Marine Corps
emblem. Gotta love that. Honestly, I do. I wanted to wave to the driver and
roll down my window and thank him for his son’s service.
How many sons and daughters endure danger and hardship and
injury and even death, so that the rest of us may live in freedom?
We love to boast about our kids and what they have
accomplished. Not to negate the merits of achieving academic successes, but we
can surely understand what a high honor it is to sacrifice valiantly on other’s
behalf.
God’s Son served to protect all of us for God’s own honor.
He endured the agony and shame of the cross and separation from the Father to
buy us back from ourselves and welcome us into relationship with Himself. And
He invites us to participate in the process of leading others to Him. Even our
kids.
Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. (2 Timothy 2:10, NIV)
Certainly, this Scripture contains a hearty
measure of doctrinal complexity. An examination of the question of how election
and salvation may fit together would take a lot more space and require weightier
theological discussion than this site offers. For the sake of parental
prayer, let’s just focus on the need for enduring in faith.
Lord of honor and grace, keep us faithful. Strengthen our
hearts and remind us to pray often and earnestly for those we love -- that they will come to
know You and trust You for now and forever. Help us to endure the journey to
answered prayer, even when it takes longer than we’d like and when things seem
to get a little messy along the way. Give us a glimpse of your power at work in
the lives of these dear ones, so we do not lose heart along the way.
We ask in faith and in the
name of our wonderful Lord, Your Son Jesus Christ.
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