Colossians 3:18-21
Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as
is fitting in the Lord.
Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh
with them.
Children, obey your parents in everything,
for this pleases the Lord.
Fathers, do not embitter your children,
or they will become discouraged.
One of the things that I
appreciate about the Bible is it really does spell out for us many of the
instructions for how we are to live.
Wives – We are to submit to
our husbands. This does not mean that we
are to let anyone walk all over us. This
means that we should have a passion to serve our husbands. This passion comes from giving back to them
love that we have also received from them.
Husbands – In order for a
wife to want to submit to you, you are to love her. When you show her the love that she needs,
she will want to submit to you.
Children – As children, we
are to obey our parents. This tends to
get easier, the more mature we become.
Again, this is not meant to be a way for someone to walk all over you,
no matter your age. It is to be out of
respect for them. In doing so, it is
pleasing to the Lord.
Fathers – this is not one
we often focus in on yet is very important.
Fathers are not to embitter your children. What does this mean? Don’t make your children bitter or resentful. One way that I’ve seen this happen that has
left a negative impact on some people that I know is that fathers have expected
perfection from their children. While it
is great to want your kids to do great, sometimes it is taken a bit too far in
making them always feel like they are a disappointment if they aren’t perfect.
How are you doing a living
up to the instructions we have each been given in our roles that God has placed
us in? Maybe the only role you fit into
here is that of a child and you are no longer living at home. So how does this speak to you? Maybe it’s time to simply check in on your
parents. It’s not always about doing
something wrong, but also about respecting and honoring them.
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