Family #3 Children Obey!

Well we have talked about the wife, the husband, and now it is the childs turn. God's design for children in the life of a family is this:



Colossians 3:20



20 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord.



It seems so simple when we look at it. It is in reality. But our society has allowed the child to run the home. This is not God's plan. We are to love, guide, and yes even discipline our children under God's Word. We have even went as far as saying spankings are bad!!! Not according to God:



Proverbs 13:24

He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him promptly.



What are we doing?????



Children, we are to obey our parents. Only one exception to this rule and that is is we are told to do something that God's Word says not to do, or God's Word says to do and we are told not to do it. That's it! In everything else we are to obey until we are on our own. Even then it is a good idea to listen closely to what our parents say!



One last thin here, to the parents, you are not their best friend! You have a job to do. That is to raise a well grounded child of God. Of course they have to make the choice to be a follower or not but you are to lay the foundation! Be faithful to God! Many are failing at raising their child as God desires! Later in life you may be the best friend but as you raise them be the parent!



Tom