Daily Reading for Monday, April 29, 2024
Scripture: Proverbs 20:11
"Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right."
Meditation:
Reference(s):
1 The Health Reformer, January 1, 1880.
2 The Review and Herald, April 13, 1897.
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"Parents should be models of truthfulness, for this is the daily lesson to be impressed upon the heart of the child. Undeviating principle should govern parents in all the affairs of life, especially in the education and training of their children. 1
"A mother who lacks discernment, and who does not follow the guidance of the Lord, may educate her children to be deceivers and hypocrites. The traits of character thus cherished may become so persistent that to lie will be as natural as to breathe. Pretense will be taken for sincerity and reality. 2
"Parents, never prevaricate; never tell an untruth in precept or in example. If you want your child to be truthful, be truthful yourself. Be straight and undeviating. Even a slight prevarication should not be allowed. Because mothers are accustomed to prevaricate and be untruthful, the child follows her example." 3