Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2
“Honor your father and mother”-which is the first commandment with a
promise— 3 “that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long
life on the earth.” Eph 6:1-3 NIV
The world today is filled with decay of character and moral. The
heart of children are turned against their parent on a daily bases,
culture and Christian values have lost its place in our families and the
society at large.
In some countries the theory of a “liberal upbringing” of children has gained popularity. This theory rejects all constraint and punishment and insists that a child must be left to himself so that he may freely express and develop his individuality. Can a Christian embrace such an approach to upbringing? Hardly, if he accepts what the Bible teaches concerning original sin and the corruption of human nature. Scripture unambiguously teaches that “the thoughts of man’s heart are evil from his youth” (Gen 8:21). Without spiritual guidance a child will learn to pursue only his egotistical interests and to reject any moral obligations. With time his conscience will become completely indifferent to the means of reaching the desired goal.
The question is where are these problems emanating from and how can we stop these menace? I strongly believe that the solution begins from the Christian home or parents because when our homes get it right, the church and the society will definitely get it right because both the church and the society are the extension of the family either Christian home, traditional home, Islamic, Hindu and etc
Therefore, it is the solemn obligation of parents to give their children the right instruction and correction that belongs to Christian’s upbringing for a better church and society.
From the above scripture, it is clear that The Scriptures have shown that large scale transformation is possible whenever an individual, community or a nation comes to obey God. In fact, it is interesting to note that transformation is already assumed to be the outcome whenever a believer and the community have understood and obeyed the Word of God.
Obedient to God begins with men. When you can obey the people you can see, it will be easy for you to obey the one you cannot see.
Now what is the role of the children in a Christian home that brings about National transformation?
1. Obedient.
Obedient means a total submission to a higher authority. It is trading your will for the will of the higher authority.
It is true that the decay we see today in our society is as a result of the failure of the home to inculcate or plant the seed of obedient in the lives of our children from their early age. For the society to survive this test of time, a child must learn obedient from the family or home he or she is coming from. Remember, no child is too small or old to learn obedient.
Why is the law of the land been violated? Why is lawlessness rampant in our nation Nigeria? When a child learnt and knows how to obey his parents, he or she will not find it difficult to obey civic and any given rules laid on him by the church or society.
THE BLESSEDNESS OF OBEYING OUR PARENTS
Dag Heward-Mills in his book “Fathers and Loyalty” emphasis that, The greatest blessing for sons and daughters is hiding in their obedience to their parents.
“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right…”
Obedient always makes you right. It gives you the right footing. It gives you the right character, obedient gives you the right conscience and gives you the right attitude. It places you on the right platform with God. “…for this is right…” The only thing that qualified a child right is an act of obedient. A Christian upbringing aims to give children proper spiritual direction, so that they will be able to withstand temptations and become good and religious people. For this, they should not only learn rules of behavior but also develop integrity and a clear distinction between right and wrong. All these will come to play when the child has an obedient heart.
2. Honour
“…honour thy father and mother…”
Honour means the quality of knowing and doing what is morally right. The Christian parents must help their children to know and do what is morally right from the home and it will flow in the way they relate with the society.
Teach them how to say, good morning, welcome, goodbye, sorry, God bless you, prayer, thank you and etc. Teach them how to respect you and their elderly ones, teach them how to carry out their domestic duties such as: sweeping the room, dressing the room, washing their plate after every meal, how to fetch water, how to cook, when to read and study their books and their Bible, when to sleep and rest etc.
When they grow up with these virtues, it will definitely translate from their lives to the society at a large.
Honour is an extension of obedient. It is an act of obedient that produces honour. When a child obeys, it brings honour to his parent, church, society and on the child himself.
THE BLESSEDNESS OF HONOURING OUR PARENTS
“…Honor your father and mother”-which is the first commandment with a promise— 3 “that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” Eph.6:2-3
There are rewards for honouring our parents. The child who honour his parents will not only be the beneficiary of the reward because as he or she is rewarded, as they interact with the church and the society, they transfer the blessing to them. The rewards are as follow:
1. It will be well with you.
“…that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” Eph.6:3
In some countries the theory of a “liberal upbringing” of children has gained popularity. This theory rejects all constraint and punishment and insists that a child must be left to himself so that he may freely express and develop his individuality. Can a Christian embrace such an approach to upbringing? Hardly, if he accepts what the Bible teaches concerning original sin and the corruption of human nature. Scripture unambiguously teaches that “the thoughts of man’s heart are evil from his youth” (Gen 8:21). Without spiritual guidance a child will learn to pursue only his egotistical interests and to reject any moral obligations. With time his conscience will become completely indifferent to the means of reaching the desired goal.
The question is where are these problems emanating from and how can we stop these menace? I strongly believe that the solution begins from the Christian home or parents because when our homes get it right, the church and the society will definitely get it right because both the church and the society are the extension of the family either Christian home, traditional home, Islamic, Hindu and etc
Therefore, it is the solemn obligation of parents to give their children the right instruction and correction that belongs to Christian’s upbringing for a better church and society.
From the above scripture, it is clear that The Scriptures have shown that large scale transformation is possible whenever an individual, community or a nation comes to obey God. In fact, it is interesting to note that transformation is already assumed to be the outcome whenever a believer and the community have understood and obeyed the Word of God.
Obedient to God begins with men. When you can obey the people you can see, it will be easy for you to obey the one you cannot see.
Now what is the role of the children in a Christian home that brings about National transformation?
1. Obedient.
Obedient means a total submission to a higher authority. It is trading your will for the will of the higher authority.
It is true that the decay we see today in our society is as a result of the failure of the home to inculcate or plant the seed of obedient in the lives of our children from their early age. For the society to survive this test of time, a child must learn obedient from the family or home he or she is coming from. Remember, no child is too small or old to learn obedient.
Why is the law of the land been violated? Why is lawlessness rampant in our nation Nigeria? When a child learnt and knows how to obey his parents, he or she will not find it difficult to obey civic and any given rules laid on him by the church or society.
THE BLESSEDNESS OF OBEYING OUR PARENTS
Dag Heward-Mills in his book “Fathers and Loyalty” emphasis that, The greatest blessing for sons and daughters is hiding in their obedience to their parents.
“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right…”
Obedient always makes you right. It gives you the right footing. It gives you the right character, obedient gives you the right conscience and gives you the right attitude. It places you on the right platform with God. “…for this is right…” The only thing that qualified a child right is an act of obedient. A Christian upbringing aims to give children proper spiritual direction, so that they will be able to withstand temptations and become good and religious people. For this, they should not only learn rules of behavior but also develop integrity and a clear distinction between right and wrong. All these will come to play when the child has an obedient heart.
2. Honour
“…honour thy father and mother…”
Honour means the quality of knowing and doing what is morally right. The Christian parents must help their children to know and do what is morally right from the home and it will flow in the way they relate with the society.
Teach them how to say, good morning, welcome, goodbye, sorry, God bless you, prayer, thank you and etc. Teach them how to respect you and their elderly ones, teach them how to carry out their domestic duties such as: sweeping the room, dressing the room, washing their plate after every meal, how to fetch water, how to cook, when to read and study their books and their Bible, when to sleep and rest etc.
When they grow up with these virtues, it will definitely translate from their lives to the society at a large.
Honour is an extension of obedient. It is an act of obedient that produces honour. When a child obeys, it brings honour to his parent, church, society and on the child himself.
THE BLESSEDNESS OF HONOURING OUR PARENTS
“…Honor your father and mother”-which is the first commandment with a promise— 3 “that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” Eph.6:2-3
There are rewards for honouring our parents. The child who honour his parents will not only be the beneficiary of the reward because as he or she is rewarded, as they interact with the church and the society, they transfer the blessing to them. The rewards are as follow:
1. It will be well with you.
“…that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” Eph.6:3
When the Bible says it will be well with you it means that:
a. It is ok with you all the days of your life
b. What is not working for others will work for you
c. What frighten others will be submissive to you
d. When others are saying there is a cast away for them, you will say there is a lifting up for you
e. You are successful all round
f. You are an over comer
g. You will multiply
h. You will increase beyond your boundary
i. You will bear fruits without ceasing etc
2. You will live Long
“…that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” Eph.6:3
When God says you will live long it means:
a. You will overcome diseases that shorten life
a. It is ok with you all the days of your life
b. What is not working for others will work for you
c. What frighten others will be submissive to you
d. When others are saying there is a cast away for them, you will say there is a lifting up for you
e. You are successful all round
f. You are an over comer
g. You will multiply
h. You will increase beyond your boundary
i. You will bear fruits without ceasing etc
2. You will live Long
“…that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” Eph.6:3
When God says you will live long it means:
a. You will overcome diseases that shorten life
b. You will endure many difficulties
c. You will be prolong in good health
d. Your life will be meaningful
Finally, the sons and daughters who are very obedient to their parents turn out differently from those who are rebellious, independent and resistant. Help yourself, help your parents, help the church, and help the society. Dare to be a cultured child.
by Joel H. Nyam
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c. You will be prolong in good health
d. Your life will be meaningful
Finally, the sons and daughters who are very obedient to their parents turn out differently from those who are rebellious, independent and resistant. Help yourself, help your parents, help the church, and help the society. Dare to be a cultured child.
by Joel H. Nyam
Click to find out what is Love
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