Revelation of the Word:

THEME: PARENTING

Colossians 3:18-21 NKJV

“Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them. Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord. Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.”

INSIGHT

-The model of a Christian home is exhibited through these scriptures. Each one has a duty to uphold in the family unit and ensure there is peace, love and cohesion according to God’s instructions. These responsibilities seem like it is mutually exclusive when the wife submits to the husband, husband loves the wife and does not provoke the children to anger that they are not demotivated and depressed. These bonds of unity hold so strongly by the love of God that He has poured upon us and enables us to be good stewards in the family. The children then learn from the parents and emulate each one through their words, actions and interactions. When the husband loves the wife, the children learn to love and if the wife respects the husband, they also learn respect, and that family is authored and guided fully by the Lord for the glory and honor of His name.

PRAYER

Dear Heavenly Father we come to Your throne of grace with confidence that we may obtain grace and mercy to help us during our time of need. We need You Lord more than ever that Your grace and mercy may abound upon us and our families. May You forgive us for every sin and iniquity that we have committed in our family units. When we have not done that which is pleasing to You or performed our duties in our families may You forgive us and wash us with Your precious blood dear Lord Jesus. Where husbands have not loved their wives as You have loved us Jesus with unconditional love may You forgive us. When wives have not submitted and respected their husbands as unto You Jesus Christ, may You forgive us. Where children have disobeyed and not honored their parents may You forgive us and guide us in Your ways and truth. Where anyone has failed in one way, or another may You forgive us and restore us loving Master. Where anyone is battling with depression, drug and alcohol abuse, sexual immorality, gambling, addictions and any other weakness, may You revive us and heal us merciful Savior. May Your name be exulted and praise in us and through us Holy Spirit that others may see the salt and light that You made us and glorify You Lord. May You bind us together with cords of human kindness and ties of love that cannot be broken. In everything may Your love which binds us all together in perfect unity remain in us and with us. May You unite us together loving Jesus in You and in Your word, now and forever. Amen

Further Reading: Hosea 11:4, Colossians 3:14

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