GODLY PARENTS RAISE GODLY CHILDREN

FAMILY FRIDAY

And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? Behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing – Luke 2:48

The Lord Jesus Christ was raised by both a father and a mother. Matthew 1:19 says, ‘Then Joseph her husband, being a just man…’ Luke 1:34 says, ‘Then said Mary unto the angel How shall this be, seeing I know not a man.’ The Lord Jesus Christ was raised by God-fearing parents. Joseph was a just man and Mary was a virgin. The Father didn’t raise the Lord by remote-control from heaven. No! He gave the Lord godly parents to raise Him, as a result, He became the Man He was.

Godly parents raise godly children. Children don’t just become godly, it’s because there’s something godly the parents are doing. Children don’t just become wild and unruly, it’s because there’s something wrong the parents are doing. 1 Samuel 3:13 says, ‘For I have told him (Eli) that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.’ Eli’s sons were vile because their father didn’t restrain them.

Children mimic their parents. The children we see today being unruly and disobedient are simply doing what they were raised to do. They’re someone’s children. Someone set the example they’re following today. You cannot raise godly children until you’re godly yourself. Throwing money and material things at your children is not the solution. Sending them to a good school won’t cut it either. Children need a solid example to follow. Make them disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ. But for you to do that, you must first be a disciple yourself. Let them follow you as you follow Christ.

PRAYER

Father in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I pray for parents to set a godly example for their children. May they be God-fearing parents who set a godly example of righteousness and holiness for their children. Amen.