Child Dedication

On Sunday, September 25, 2011 K and I had the privilege of dedicating our daughter during the church service. Child dedication is a ceremony in which a commitment is made by the child's parents to honor the Will and Word of God. K and I, along with three other couples, publicly made six vows.

Vow #1: Will you do your best to raise this child to honor, revere, and love Jesus Christ?

K & E: Yes

Vow #2: Will you do your best to maintain a home where Jesus Christ is honored and obeyed, where the Word of God is the authority and Jesus Christ is the head?

K & E: Yes

Vow #3: Will you commit this child to God in prayer on a regular basis, trusting God to override your mistakes and make up for your shortcomings?

K & E: Yes

Vow #4: Will you actively rely on the Holy Spirit to raise this child and to incline his or her heart to the Lord?
K & E: Yes

Vow #5: Will you do your best to release this child to the will of God, whatever that might be, without bitterness or resistance?

K & E: Yes

Vow #6: Will you do your best to be fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ, so that this child has godly examples to follow?
K & E: Yes

We chose two Bible verses to help remind us of what God calls godly parents to do:

Genesis 18:19 For I have chosen him (Abraham), that he may command his children and household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised.

Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it.