蘇菲亞．羅伯斯（Sophia Roberts）在11歲左右，第一次親眼目睹心臟手術的過程。她小小年紀就可以在一旁觀看這樣的手術，乃因她父親哈洛．羅伯斯（Dr. Harold Roberts Jr.）是一位心臟外科醫生。到了2022年，30歲的蘇菲亞已是一位外科住院醫生，並與父親合作成功進行了一場主動脈瓣膜置換手術。哈洛說：「孩子小的時候，我教她騎腳踏車，⋯⋯現在教她做心臟手術，還有什麼比這更好、更令人興奮的事呢？」

雖然我們很少人有機會教導孩子外科手術的技巧，但所羅門指出，教導下一代尊榮上帝和遵行祂的教導，卻至關重要。這位睿智的君王將自己信靠上帝的心得，傳承給他的孩子：「我兒，⋯⋯你要專心仰賴耶和華」（箴言3章1、5節），「要敬畏耶和華」（7節），「尊榮耶和華」（9節），「不可輕看耶和華的管教」（11節）。所羅門知道，上帝會管教與引導祂的兒女，是因為祂「喜愛」他們（12節）。

讓我們教導下一代何謂信靠、敬畏與尊榮這位美好、奇妙的上帝，並教導他們要謙卑地讓這位上帝來塑造他們。我們能與上帝合作，將信仰傳承給下一代，是你我的榮幸，而且確實令人興奮！

Sophia Roberts witnessed open heart surgery for the first time when she was around eleven years old. While that might seem a bit young for a child to view such a medical procedure, you need to know that her dad, Dr. Harold Roberts Jr., is a heart surgeon. In 2022, Sophia—now thirty years old and a surgery resident physician—teamed up with her dad to perform a successful aortic valve replacement. Harold said, “What can be better? I taught this kid how to ride a bicycle. . . . Now, to get to teach her how to operate on a human heart is pretty mind-blowing.”

While few of us will teach surgery skills to a child, Solomon describes the importance of instructing something else to the next generation—to honor God and His ways. The wise king passionately shared with his child what he’d learned in his relationship with God: “My son, . . . trust in the Lord with all your heart” (Proverbs 3:1, 5), “fear the Lord” (v. 7), “honor the Lord” (v. 9), and “do not despise the Lord’s discipline” (v. 11). Solomon knew that God “loves” and “delights in” His children who willingly receive His correction and guidance (v. 12).

Let’s teach the next generation what it means to trust, revere, honor, and be humbly molded by our awesome, amazing God. To partner with Him in doing so is a vital privilege and, well, pretty mind-blowing!