Deuteronomy 6
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April 8, 2010
Family Well-Being
Deuteronomy 6
EARS TO HEAR is the radio ministry of FAMILIES. BY GOD. For EARS TO HEAR, here’s Tim Glisson.
Two fundamentals of the Child Welfare System are the concepts of “child well-being” and “family well-being”.
Child well-being sounds pretty obvious and it is. It simply means that a child’s basic needs are being met having the opportunity to grow and develop in an environment that provides consistent nurture, support, and stimulation.
Family well-being may also sound obvious but what the American Humane Association and the National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators have to say about it may surprise you.
According to these two groups ‘family well-being” means that a family has the capacity to care for its children and fulfill their basic developmental, health, educational, social, cultural, spiritual, and housing needs.
Did you catch that? Spiritual needs in the eyes of the Humane Association are on par with health, education and housing. Imagine that?
When was the last time a child in America was taken from his parents because they weren’t taking him to church? The ranks sure would swell wouldn’t they? But that’s what that is suggesting isn’t it? And isn’t that correct?
Yes, health care, school and a safe house are important; but nothing compares with a child knowing who his Savior is and accepting His free gift of salvation. And whose job is it to teach a child that? Not a school, nor a village; not even a community; no, God tells us in Deuteronomy chapter 6 it’s the families job. The family. God’s strategy for Victory. No wonder the devil is working so hard to keep kids fatherless.
If you have EARS to HEAR God’s heart for His children, please visit our website at FAMILIESBYGOD.org. For EARS TO HEAR, I’m Tim Glisson.
