Psalms 94:9 “He who planted the ear, does He not hear? He who formed the eye, does He not see?”

NO HIDING PLACE

Do you remember the three little monkeys statues? One covered his ears, another his eyes and the third his mouth. Hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil. While that may be a cute little statue, it is not the case with God. He sees all and hears all. Nothing escapes his knowledge. Then why do we run around as if He is blind and deaf?

Our children have to learn that there is no place on this earth from which they can hide from the Lord. When they are young and are living with us at home, we can hold them accountable. But when they grow up and gain some independence, they will be around people who either don’t believe in God or don’t think He really cares what they do. That is the dangerous time of their lives.

TEACHING MOMENT

So how do we prepare them for these potential train wrecks? The only way I know is to be constantly pouring the Word of God into them while we have them. Verses like the one above are good ones to have them memorize. When they encounter those trying circumstances and are tempted to believe the lies of the devil, verses like Psalms 94:9 will ring in their ears. “Oh yeah, I remember a verse that says God hears and sees all.”

But you know what else we can do? We parents can stop turning a blind eye or deaf ear to their sin. “What do you mean, Carl? I would never do that?” Maybe not, but I have seen way too many parents excuse their child’s sin and disobedience. That only teaches the child that either you don’t see or hear them or you just don’t care what they do. That is dangerous and sends a wrong message. Accountability is good! Don’t be scared to be firm (but loving). You are preparing them for life!