Why is it important for children to obey their parents?
Is it because they make us look great and don’t embarrass us in public?
Is it because it makes us feel better as parents to have little
characters that we can control around?
It is because it rubs our ego and it reminds us of just how we were equally parented and the need to do the same?
Well, I have been pondering on this, the bible says that “for
this is just and right and that it may be well with you and also there is a
promise of a long life”- awesome unchangeable – unquestionable Word of God. And there is much more scripture to this question.
It is important for our children to obey us, because there a great promise
to this and it is just and right. However in the
same manner if not greater, our Lord and savior demands that we Obey Him!
Now the question I have for us is this?
How do we translate our demands on our children to obey us,
if at a personal level we as parents (adults) have not come to appreciate the
need to OBEY GOD!!!
I would love my children to obey me, BUT even greater, my
desire is that they will learn to obey God. And if obeying their parents, helps
them to appreciate the need to obey God, help me Lord to OBEY you!
Food for thought and have a blessed week!
That's the big one -- comes right after we are to love the Lord, our God:
ReplyDeleteHear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. (Deuteronomy 6:4-7 KJV)
We do well when we follow His commands.
This is a brilliant post. I really enjoyed it and you certainly struck to the heart of it.
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