Memorise: And ye fathers, provoke not your Children to wrath: but bring
them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4
9 And thou shalt write them upon the
posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
Effective parenting must be properly planned if you will be really
rewarded by God at the end. There are many people today who are leaving the
responsibilities of parenting to strangers, and at the end of the day, the
children also turn out to be strangers. Godly parents do not leave their
responsibilities to chance; they make deliberate sacrificial choices, having an
expected end in mind. Today, it is increasingly becoming very difficult to
raise godly children because Western culture and ideas have infiltrated our
background. God is longing for fathers who will love and care for the home. God
is longing for mothers who will help the children become the best that God
wants them to be. One of the people I will eternally be grateful to God for is
my mother. She did a great job on me, she would never allow me gallivant around
like others were doing. There is always a need for parents to re-adjust their
lives in order to accommodate the demands of their children. Most men in the
world do not understand the unique role that God wants them to play in the home
and this is why you see all kinds of children today, who are causing problems
all over the world. Parenting must be intentional, no good act of parenting
happens by accident. There is always a price to pay.
Who is helping you to nurture your child today? Who is responsible for
the growth of your children? It is the mandate of God for parents to produce
righteous and godly offspring within the context of marriage. The nation of Israel was in
trouble because they had abandoned their covenant with God. They were engaged
in ungodly practices that were disrupting God’s plan for their children. Every
parent who loves God should be concerned about how to go about raising godly
children who will be great vessels of honour in the hands of God. Don’t allow
your children to follow the instructions of the world system that contradicts
the Word of God.
God is assuring parents that when they train their children in the right
way, they will serve God for ever and they will give peace to them. There are
many parents who do not know peace as a result of the trauma their children are
bring to them. There are parents who have been defrauded by their children.
Parents are to train their children to possess good characters and godly
behaviour. Children should be exposed to the wisdom of righteous living;
however the father should not become a tyrant or a dictator in the home. There
is nothing good in creating fear and anger in your children just because you
want them to know that you are in charge. Every child should have a loving
relationship with their parents. You have to open the lines of communication
with them, so that they can share the challenges of the different phases of
their lives with you and with this, you can guide them through the Word of God
and you will be amazed at how they will respond to the love of God.
Key Point:
You owe it to God and your children to be a good parent.
Bible in one year: Act 9, Songs of Solomon 2:1-7
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