In the Ways of the Lord
I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Saturday morning, the 14th of November, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in 1 Samuel 8:3:
”But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.”
Then we go to the Book of Proverbs 22:6:
”Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
It’s very important, dads and moms, that we train up our children in the ways of the Lord. We’ve got to shape them. We have got to work with them. We’ve got to teach them the difference between wisdom and foolishness. I’m not talking about beating your child. I’m not talking about anything like that. I’m talking about obeying the way of the Lord.
Now, Samuel, in my opinion, was probably the greatest of all the prophets in the Old Testament. He never wavered once. He never let the Lord down once. He stood firm. He was a godly man from the time he was a little child right through to the day he died, but there was a problem - his two sons, they were not brought up correctly. “Why?” You say because they behaved badly. They took bribes, they bent the rules and they perverted justice for their own needs. So they gave their father a very bad time, so much so that the children of Israel did not want to listen to them and asked Samuel to give them a king like the other nations. This is so important because if we don’t do this it can actually bring a lot of disfavour to the family and most of all, to the name of the Lord.
When I go into a house to greet people and I see young men jump up out of their chairs and come up and greet me, it touches my heart and then they ask me to please sit down. They give me their place as a sign of respect. That warms my heart. If you go into their home and the young lady comes up and says, ”Uncle Angus, would you like a cup of tea?” And they go and make some tea before their mom and dad even say anything. That warms my heart.
Come on boys, come on ladies, let’s bring our children up in the ways of the Lord! The Bible says, and when they grow old, they will not depart from them.
Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.