Memorise: My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the
law of thy mother: Proverbs 1:8
Children, obey your parents in the
Lord: for this is right. 2 Honour thy father and mother;
which is the first commandment with promise; 3 That it may be well with thee, and
thou mayest live long on the earth. The Bible teaches that children have mandatory responsibilities to their
parents. As a matter of fact, Children owe their parents certain important
duties that include the obligation to respect honour and obey them. Children
are the heritage of the Lord and God has a special interest in their
well-being. Meanwhile God is a disciplinarian as revealed in Revelation 3:19
“As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and
repent.”
God has decided to commit the discipline of children to their parents as
caretakers for Him; therefore, children must cooperate with their parents to
make easy for their own benefit. Obedience in this respect attracts long life
and prosperity.
If you invested so much in your children, but have retired and they are
gainfully employed, yet they ignore you, will you be happy with them? Some
fathers have placed curses on their children for neglecting them. A righteous
child will not neglect his parents at any time. He will make sure that those of
them that are not saved are led to Jesus. After al, that is the greatest gift
he can give them. Besides that, he will ensure that they have a roof over their
heads and their needs are met in the area of feeding, clothing, healthcare, etc
God has joined children to their parents as partners in progress. For two
people to work in agreement, they must see and mind the same thing. They must
be focused on the same goal.
God’s focus is that children have parents that will be godly examples to
them, while making efforts to bring them up in the way of the Lord. God wants
parents that will introduce their children to Him at very tender ages, so that
they may learn to obey God and become familiar with His commandments, worship
and fellowship. Children should be careful not to be a source of sorrow and
pain to their parents. Proverbs 17:25 says: “A foolish son is a grief to his
father, and bitterness to her that bare him.”
I pray that God in His mercy will visit every Christian home and
intervene in the life of every wayward child today in the Name of Jesus.
Prayer Point: Father, please help me to always accept correction joyfully
in Jesus’ name.
Bible in one year: John 4:30-5:18, Job 30:16-23
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