By Mavis duCille
Scripture reading: Proverbs 22:6
God’s words are true and everlasting. They are our very life. We must recognize and obey the Word. Modern trends have worked havoc in the lives of many, who in search of reality and justice embrace the rebellion of the age, instead of seeking the old path of love, respect, honour and reverence. Wives professing godliness must be sober, love their husbands and their children (Titus 2:4-5), be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the Word of God be not blasphemed.
If you are unequally yoked, seek God. He takes care of all our problems. Let us show forth Christ-likeness under all circumstances. There is always an answer to our problems. The reason we fail to find it, many times, is that we are busily applying our own methods, or the methods of some of our friends.
May God take rebellion from our hearts and homes, and establish us in true holiness and righteousness, for the day of the Lord is at hand.
PARENTS: A most honorable position – children truly are a gift from God. It is incumbent upon parents to teach, train, provide for, nurture, control, love, correct, instruct, and above all, set good examples for their children.
The sin of the father will visit the third and fourth generation of them that hate God, or rather of them that are disobedient to God, but those who obey God give their children a chance to be delivered from these familiar spirits that go from one generation to another.
Parents who leave the training of their children completely to the sitter, school or elsewhere, are shirking their responsibility before God, and are accountable for the souls they have brought into this world.
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6) – and if he departs, he will not wander far. Remember, too, discipline begins PRENATALLY.
Never give up on your children; if they seem to be getting away from that path of righteousness, keep on praying and believing. Your prayers could be their only hope of deliverance.
BELIEVE GOD. HE CANNOT FAIL.
CHILDREN: Your parents have given you life; love, honor, and obey them. Show me a boy or girl who is disobedient and rebellious, and you know that one is under the power of the devil and will be destroyed if he/she is not delivered from this terrible vice.
It is said that disobedience to parents will be one of the plagues of the end time. See 2nd Timothy 3:2. Corrupt and destroy the children of today, and you are faced with a world of terror tomorrow. But may the God of peace break the power of this evil, and deliver the children. We see many an evil of yesterday coming to roost at this time.
Children, no matter how small, can show forth the love of God in their everyday lives. This can be very beautiful; they are fresh and innocent – jewels of God’s love and grace.
Children radiate the spirit of love and kindness, or hate and arrogance, depending on their environment, home and school especially.
We can all see the battle in the homes, created by the enemy, but who suffers most? The children do, of course. Beloved, the effort on our part to maintain love, joy, and peace in our homes is a precious labor to enrich the lives of our children. They are part of the Kingdom of God. Bring them to Jesus no matter how young. He will keep them in His love.
(Excerpt from Nuggets for the Needy, 1997, pages 13-14)
Thought for today: Let us show forth Christ-likeness under all circumstances.
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