April 12, 2026
— Samuel Dyer · Source: Letter from Malacca, 17 Sept. 1836, to his former pastor, in Evan Davies, Memoir of the Rev. Samuel Dyer (1846)
3 John 1:4 I have no greater joy than that I have heard that my children are walking in the truth.
Samuel Dyer's greatest hope was that his children would be more holy and faithful than their parents and carry on the Lord's work, for only "life in Christ" has eternal value. As parents or elders, we often fall into anxiety, trying to prepare a smooth material path for our children, forgetting that the most secure inheritance is faith. This path of self-giving discipleship is not reckless, but based on absolute trust in the truth. True success is not about children winning at the starting line of the world, but about them recognizing God's calling and having the courage and freedom to respond to that call.
Dear Lord, thank You for entrusting my precious life to me. May Your renewal of vision prevent worldly standards of success and failure from becoming shackles for my children. I pray that You will ignite the flame of love for You in their hearts, so that they may see following You as the most glorious adventure of their lives. May they walk in truth and have unwavering faith in the face of challenges. Lord, I do not ask that their lives be without hardship, but that wherever they are, they may live out Your glory, and that my joy may be satisfied in Your will. Amen.