Thursday August 29th, 2024
« Children with good sense accept correction from their parents, but stubborn children ignore it completely »
1 Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do.
2 “Honor your father and mother.” This is the first commandment with a promise:
3 If you honor your father and mother, “things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth.”
We have been talking about our children for some days now. Today, let us talk about you as a child.
No matter how old you are, you must remain submissive to your parents – whether biological or spiritual.
« Hear, O my child, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many »
- If you listen to your parents, you will live long because where you are now, they have been there before.
- You may have all the gadgets now, but you don’t have the experience that your parents do.
- You may feel big because you have achieved even more than your parents, but you must not forget that God brought you to this world through them for a reason.
God wants us to receive godly counsel and instructions so we can be wise, as we see in Proverbs 19:20 ESV
« Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future »
Submitting to the authority of your parents now may seem like a burden, but later on in life, you will be glad that you did.
They may not be as educated as you; still listen to them.
May you never have all the scars that your parents do, in Jesus’ name.
Don’t ever raise your voice at your parents.
- They may be old, they may be slow, they may even have maltreated you when you were younger, yet, give them the respect that being your parents calls for.
An old person is closer to his grave and his or her words can have very serious consequences.
If you bring tears to the eyes of your old parents, you are setting yourself up for destruction.
Don’t forget the law of sowing and reaping.
What you sow today, you will reap tomorrow.
Seek to get your parents’ blessings all the time.
Make them happy, bring smiles to their faces, let them have rest when they think about you.
If they offended you when they were younger, forgive them so that their sin will not end up on your neck.
It is not the duty of the child to punish the parents; leave them to the Lord who brought you to the world through them.
Application – No matter how big you have become, respect and honor your parents.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Edited by Naomie Joseph
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