JMD Devotional 262 Ephesians 6:1-4 Wholesome Home
CHILDREN, OBEY your parents in the Lord [as His representatives], for this is just and right.
Honor (esteem and value as precious) your father and your mother--this is the first commandment with a promise--that all may be well with you and that you may live long on the earth. Fathers, do not irritate and provoke your children to anger [do not exasperate them to resentment], but rear them [tenderly] in the training and discipline and the counsel and admonition of the Lord.
Children’s spirit’s are delicate mechanisms. A watchmaker does not repair a Rolex with a big wooden mallet and a crowbar; he uses jeweler’s screwdrivers and other tools appropriate for the trade. As a dad, I had a tendency to be overbearing, fearing that the seeds of my rebellion would sprout in the lives of my children. But if a farmer plows the field twelve months of the year, nothing good will grow; you have to permit nature to run its course within limits, even if it means giving some weeds amnesty. I over-prepared them for the rigors of the world, which made me harsh and demanding; when my role should have been one of nurturing. Fathers have tremendous power and potential in the lives of their children for good and for evil; our ‘sword’ is to defend our family, to be used outside and not within; keep it sheathed at home. Disarm the ballistic armor that a careless word or an unkempt room can set off; overlook small offenses, and focus on communication that makes your family glad to have you around. Meekness is strength held in check, under control, and its primary application is in the home. Children should not be afraid of their dad; a good father is a sanctuary from the world.
Dear God,
I have learned so much so late; I could have been a much better dad. Please forgive my misguided efforts, and help me to build relationships with my grown children as You heal our old wounds. I now know why parents spoil their grandchildren; wisdom comes with age, and had we known lessons earlier, we would have spoiled our own children, too. (There is no where else they can get this!) Spoil me with Your mercy, goodness and love!
Amen
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Honor (esteem and value as precious) your father and your mother--this is the first commandment with a promise--that all may be well with you and that you may live long on the earth. Fathers, do not irritate and provoke your children to anger [do not exasperate them to resentment], but rear them [tenderly] in the training and discipline and the counsel and admonition of the Lord.
Children’s spirit’s are delicate mechanisms. A watchmaker does not repair a Rolex with a big wooden mallet and a crowbar; he uses jeweler’s screwdrivers and other tools appropriate for the trade. As a dad, I had a tendency to be overbearing, fearing that the seeds of my rebellion would sprout in the lives of my children. But if a farmer plows the field twelve months of the year, nothing good will grow; you have to permit nature to run its course within limits, even if it means giving some weeds amnesty. I over-prepared them for the rigors of the world, which made me harsh and demanding; when my role should have been one of nurturing. Fathers have tremendous power and potential in the lives of their children for good and for evil; our ‘sword’ is to defend our family, to be used outside and not within; keep it sheathed at home. Disarm the ballistic armor that a careless word or an unkempt room can set off; overlook small offenses, and focus on communication that makes your family glad to have you around. Meekness is strength held in check, under control, and its primary application is in the home. Children should not be afraid of their dad; a good father is a sanctuary from the world.
Dear God,
I have learned so much so late; I could have been a much better dad. Please forgive my misguided efforts, and help me to build relationships with my grown children as You heal our old wounds. I now know why parents spoil their grandchildren; wisdom comes with age, and had we known lessons earlier, we would have spoiled our own children, too. (There is no where else they can get this!) Spoil me with Your mercy, goodness and love!
Amen
All (but*) quotes are from The Amplified Bible, published by
the Lockman Foundation. (AMP)
Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation
*New International Version (NIV)
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society
**Scripture taken from The Message. Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group. (Eugene Peterson's easy-to-read, contemporary Scripture translation)
If you know of someone who would like to subscribe to
my daily devotional, please forward.
jamesdinsmore_32907@yahoo.com
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More features:
http://SaintJamesPoetry.blogspot.com
http://recoverydevotional.blogspot.com/
http://jamesezadventures.blogspot.com/
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