2 Chronicles 26:3-5 NIV
3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother's name was Jekoliah; she was from Jerusalem.4 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father Amaziah had done.5 He sought God during the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. As long as he sought the Lord, God gave him success.
Think of a 16 year old that you know. Picture that child being the ruler of a country when their father died. Would they be successful?
I am starting the school year Monday. I meet my homeroom tomorrow at orientation. And as I think about my students I cannot help but be aware of the potential impact I can have because of how I train my students. The bible says that if you train a child up in the way he should go, he will not depart from it. Uzziah was trained by his father and more than that he saw his father demonstrate exactly what he should do, so that when he was on his own ruling a country he was able to do exactly what he should do... he sought God. And because God was first in his life, Uzziah was blessed by the Lord. There is not a single child that will walk through my door Monday that I don't want to be successful and seek God. For that to happen, I have to seek God and demonstrate (asmuch as I am allowed to) what my students should do so they can follow my example when I am no longer with them.
If you have a child(ren) that you interact with on a regular basis, keep in mind that you are teaching you child not just with your instructional words but with the example of you day to day living. Seek after God FIRST in all you do so that your life might show the way that child(ren) should go.
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