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:
5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
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 honor 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.
God
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Open Heavens Daily, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye
