A mother once asked, “Should I make my son go to church?” My answer, “Yes, absolutely.” Let me explain. What do you say when your son decides that he does not want to go to school? What did you do when he was little and did not want to take a bath? How did you react when he was sick and did not want his medicine?

Every right-thinking parent recognizes the importance of these matters and gives the child no opportunity to decide for himself. Instead, parents explain the importance of going to school, taking baths, or taking medicine when sick.

So, mom and dad, take time to explain the importance of going to church; then simply say to your son or daughter; “In our family we all go to church and that includes you.”

“Train up a child in the way he should go…” (Prov. 22:6).