Job and His Children

That good and godly man, Job, had seven grown sons and three daughters. We are told “…he rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all.” The reason for this is that he feared that they might have sinned and cursed God “…in their hearts.”

I wonder—what part of our children’s lives are we the most concerned with? Is it that “outward form” that appears to man, or the “inward part” that only God sees?  That part that determines who and what a person really is.

My mentor, Dr. Joe Henry Hankins used to say to me, “Sonny boy, remember, get their hearts. When you get a man’s heart, you’ve got the whole man.” The wise old man knew, as Jesus taught, that the heart is where the real issues of life lie.

If the kings heart is in the hand of the Lord, and He turns it whithersoever He will. He can surely do it with our grown children!