February 9, 2026
— Andrew Murray · Source: The Children for Christ, Eighteenth Day "A Consecrated Child"
Psalm 127:3 Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.
Watching our children perform on stage, we often develop a misplaced sense of ownership, mistakenly believing their talent is the result of our parents' efforts. However, scripture warns us that our children are an inheritance entrusted to us by God, and we are merely temporary stewards. As Andrew Murray puts it in Hannah's voice, the child "has only been lent and entrusted to me to train. It is indeed not mine but the Lord's." A child's outstanding performance is God's pruning and gift to His inheritance. As stewards, if we over-control, we will obscure the Lord's light. We need to reflect: in education, do we cling tightly to sovereignty, or do we learn to let go, allowing the Lord to reign supreme in our children's lives? Only when we step back can God obtain complete glory in their lives.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for entrusting this precious inheritance to us. The notes flowing from our children's fingertips are gifts of Your grace. Lord, forgive our pride in often wanting to rule in Your place, and grant us the wisdom and humility of a "steward." Teach us how to bring our children to Your throne of grace each day, and how to step back at appropriate times, allowing You to reign in their lives. May the success of their piano performances not become their idols, but the starting point for their reverence for You. Work in their hearts, so that their lives may not be lived for worldly applause, but only to accomplish the will of You, their true Master. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.