PARENTS! LEAD THE WAY – Wednesday December 7th 2016
Memorise: Train up a child in the way he should go: And when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6
3 Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. 4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
5 Happy
is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be
ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Bible in one year: Exodus 25-26, Psalms 119:1-16
MESSAGE
Discipline
in the family happens when parents lovingly correct and train their
children in accordance with the Word of God, so that they may grow up in
the way of the Lord. The type of relationship that exists between
parents and their children determines whether the children will be
disciplined or not. When a servant misbehaves, you may ignore his
offence but when a son or daughter commits the same offence, they should
not get away with it. God. Open Heaven Wednesday 7 December 2016:-
Parents! Lead the way. It is the goal of every reasonable parent to
ensure that their children are better versions of themselves. On the
other hand, some parents are extreme; they don’t discipline, but crush
their children. Being high-handed is applying discipline the other way
round. Matthew 5:48 says, we
should be as perfect as our Heavenly Father; God wants us to be as good
as Himself. Jesus, the Prince of Peace wants us to be even better;
hence, He says we will do greater works than He did. My joy as the
General Overseer of the RCCG is in seeing my spiritual children excel
and achieve greater heights than myself. I decree into the lives of
everyone using this devotional right now, you will excel in all that you
lay your hands on and you will achieve greater heights than myself in
Jesus’ name.
Meanwhile, children are naturally naughty, that is why Proverbs 22:15 says:
“Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.”
Since
Adam’s fall, this has been the trend. You do not need to teach a child
to be angry before he or she manifests it, even at infancy. It is
innate. So when a father wants his child to become like him, he would
have to employ his rod of correction. How often do you correct your
children? Proverbs 29:15 says any child left to himself will bring shame to the parents and Proverbs 29:17 says the child that is disciplined will give joy and peace to the parents. open heavens 7 December 2016 Wednesday daily devotional pastor adeboye parents! Lead the way
Don’t
over pamper your children. Don’t spoil them by using love as an excuse.
Many ladies do not know how to cook or handle domestic chores because
their parents left everything to the house-help. You are undoing your
children if you deny them good home training and discipline. You owe it
to your children to discipline them. If you fail to give it to them, the
result of their indiscipline will haunt you here on earth and you will
have a case to answer in heaven.
Prayer Point
Father, please don’t let me disappoint You over my children in Jesus’ name.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye
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