But they are part of God's gift to us. They are part of our reward in this life. The direction of children v4 1. Here children are compared to arrows. 2. Consider the illustration.
Arrows are polished and taken care of by the soldier.
Arrows are for a purpose to be used against the enemy. When we rear a child for Jesus Christ - we are firing an arrow at the devil. We need to teach our children to wear the name of Christ and to share the name Christ with others. The greatest thing we can do as parents, is to train children to serve Christ.