GOOD PARENTHOOD
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
Read: Deuteronomy 6:4-9, (KJV) 4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our
God is one Lord:
6 And
these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
7 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.
8 And
thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets
between thine eyes.
9 And
thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
Bible in one year: Act 9,
Songs of Solomon 2:1-7
MESSAGE
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.
Open
Heavens Daily, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye
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