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Day 226 of the Women’s Bible Plan: Read Hebrews 2:10-13 and reflect on the words, “I and the children which God hath given me.” Through Christ, who was made perfect through sufferings and who is not ashamed to call us brethren, this devotional helps women look at family and children through the eyes of Christ, receiving them not as projects to control, but as lives entrusted by God.
🌸 Dear Sister, welcome to Day 226 of our reading journey.
🌸 Dear Sister, welcome to Day 226 of our reading journey.
When we think about family and children, our hearts may carry many mixed emotions. There is gratitude, but also pressure. There is love, but also worry. There are hopes, but also regrets. Sometimes when we look at our children, we think about their growth, personality, schoolwork, faith, future, and choices. We may also wonder whether we have loved them well enough, guided them wisely enough, or shown them a steady enough example.
But Hebrews 2:10-13 lifts our eyes to a deeper place. This passage does not begin with parental anxiety. It begins with Christ and His salvation. The Lord Jesus, in bringing many sons unto glory, was made perfect through sufferings. He is not ashamed to call His people brethren, and He declares, “Behold I and the children which God hath given me.”
This brings deep comfort to the home. Children are not trophies by which parents prove success. They are not life plans we can fully control. They are lives given by God, known by God, and loved by God. We ourselves are also beloved children of God, brought into His family through Christ. Only when we first see ourselves, our homes, and our children through Christ’s eyes can we carry our responsibilities in love without being crushed by anxiety.
A Minute of Grace
A Minute of Grace
Hebrews 2:10-13 shows us that God is bringing many sons unto glory, and that the captain of their salvation is made perfect through sufferings. This “captain” points to the Lord Jesus Christ. He does not save us from far away. He entered into human suffering and became our Saviour, Brother, and faithful Leader.
The passage goes on to say, “For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren.” This is a precious truth of the gospel. The Lord Jesus is not ashamed of us. He is willing to be joined to weak people, to bring us before the Father, and to declare God’s name in the midst of the congregation.
When Scripture says, “Behold I and the children which God hath given me,” we can quietly reflect on this from the perspective of parenting and family. Christ sees those who belong to Him as given by God. In the same way, when we look at our families and children, we need to return first to God’s sovereignty and grace. Children do not come into our lives by accident, and they are not lives that parents own or control completely. They are lives given by God, to be loved, taught, guided, and entrusted back to Him.
This passage also reminds parents that a family is not sustained by human effort alone. A home needs Christ at the center. Parents are weak. We fail, worry, lose patience, and face many moments when we do not know what to do. But Christ is the captain of salvation. He has walked through suffering, and He can lead us as we learn love, patience, discipline, forgiveness, and trust within the family.
Today’s theme, “I and the Children Which God Hath Given Me,” invites us to rethink family and children: not measuring children by the standards of the world, not projecting our fears onto them, and not treating the family as a place for self-achievement. Instead, in Christ, we learn to see every life as belonging to God and needing to be brought into His grace.
Whispers for the Heart
Whispers for the Heart
1 Hebrews says that Christ is not ashamed to call us brethren. How do you see your identity in God’s family? When you feel that you are not good enough—as a mother, wife, daughter, caregiver, or family member—how does this verse comfort you?
2 “Behold I and the children which God hath given me.” When you think about your children, family members, or the next generation God has entrusted to your care, do you see them as lives given by God rather than people you must control? How might this change your expectations, anxieties, and discipline?
3 Christ was made perfect through sufferings as the captain of salvation. Are there places in your family or parenting relationships where you are also being shaped through patience, struggle, repentance, and love? Are you willing to let Christ lead you—not only to change your children, but first to renew your own heart?
As you read Hebrews 2:10-13 today, do not read this passage only through the lens of parental responsibility. Read it through the lens of Christ’s salvation. We and our children are not walking the road of family life alone. We are upheld by the leadership of Christ and the grace of the Father.
Take a quiet breath before you begin. Bring your concerns about family, the pressure of parenting, worries about your children’s future, and your limits as a mother, wife, daughter, or spiritual elder before the Lord, and let His Word meet you there.
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“And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.”
— Hebrews 2:13
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Hebrews 2:10-13 (KJV)
Hebrews 2:10-13 (KJV)
10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
11 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
12 Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.
13 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
A Quiet Moment of Prayer
A Quiet Moment of Prayer
✨ Thank you for walking through today’s Scripture with us, dear sister.
Hebrews 2:10-13 shows us that the Lord Jesus became the captain of salvation through sufferings. He is not ashamed to call us brethren, and He sees those who belong to God as children given by the Father. Now, let us bring our families, children, parenting burdens, hopes, worries, and relationships before God in prayer.
Today’s Prayer Focus: Seeing Family and Children Through the Eyes of Christ
Today’s Prayer Focus: Seeing Family and Children Through the Eyes of Christ
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Seeing Myself Again in Christ
Father, thank You for reminding me through today’s Scripture that the Lord Jesus is not ashamed to call me His own. So often in family life, I see my limitations clearly. I speak too quickly, lose patience, worry too much, compare too easily, and often feel that I have not done enough. Yet Your Word reminds me that I am not accepted by You because of perfect performance, but because Christ has brought me into Your family.
Lord, help me first to see myself again through the love of Christ. Let me not face my family with shame, anxiety, and self-condemnation, but with a heart grounded in Your grace. Heal the voices inside me that say, “I am not enough.” Teach me to confess my weakness before You, receive forgiveness, and begin again. Fill me with Your love so that I may love my family with a gentler, steadier, and more hopeful heart. Amen.
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Receiving Children as Lives Given by God
Lord, Your Word says, “Behold I and the children which God hath given me.” Help me see children and the next generation through Your eyes. They are not report cards by which I prove myself. They are not life plans I can fully control. They are not outlets for my anxiety or fear. They are lives given by You—known by You, loved by You, and held within Your purpose.
Teach me to carry responsibility with love and to entrust them to You with faith. When it is time to teach, give me courage. When discipline is needed, give me wisdom. When they need to be heard, give me gentleness. When it is time to release control, teach me to trust You. Do not let me place my unfinished dreams, fears, or comparisons upon them. As they grow, may I not only demand that they become what I expect, but accompany them toward knowing You, trusting You, and walking with You. Amen.
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Letting Christ Lead the Family Through Suffering and Growth
Father, Hebrews tells us that the Lord Jesus became the captain of salvation through sufferings. This reminds me that growth in the family is often not easy. There are conflicts in parenting, adjustments in marriage, misunderstandings between generations, weariness in raising children, tears, and many moments when I do not know what to do.
Please be the Lord of my home and the Leader of our family. When we walk through pressure, illness, rebellion, misunderstanding, financial burdens, school pressure, or struggles of faith, help us not merely survive by our own strength, but return to You. Teach us to forgive one another, listen to one another, support one another, and be shaped by You through difficulty. May my home not be a perfect home, but a home that returns again and again to Christ. Amen.
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Interceding for Families
Father, I also pray for the parents, children, and families around me. You know how many mothers feel weary in parenting, how many fathers carry pressure in responsibility, and how many children are growing up with anxiety, comparison, loneliness, and confusion about identity. Many families are also facing relational tension, distance between parents and children, marriage pressure, or spiritual disconnection.
Lord, have mercy on these families. May parents be strengthened again in Christ, not controlling their children through anxiety and not giving up their responsibility through discouragement. May children experience love, understanding, guidance, and the grace to know their value in You. Give every family more opportunities for prayer, communication, repentance, and reconciliation. Help us become a community that supports one another—not comparing whose children are more successful, but bringing our children together before the Lord. Amen.
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💡 Closing Thought · Bringing the Home Back to Christ
💡 Closing Thought · Bringing the Home Back to Christ
After reading Hebrews 2:10-13, we see that the Lord Jesus is not ashamed to call us brethren, and we hear the grace-filled words, “I and the children which God hath given me.” Family and children are not responsibilities we can carry well by human strength alone. They are not places where success and failure should be measured only by worldly standards. The family must return to Christ, because only He can lead us into the love, truth, and glory of God.
As we close this page and return to family life, there may still be schoolwork to worry about, relationships to repair, emotions to manage, and futures to entrust to God. Remember this: you are not parenting alone, and you are not carrying the weight of your family by yourself. Christ is the captain of salvation. He can lead you, and He can care for the family you love.
May today’s Scripture remind you that you and your children are in God’s hands. May you see your family through the eyes of Christ, face your limitations with grace, walk with your children in faith, and bring your whole home back again and again into the love of the Lord.
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