Subject: parental responsibility and serving |
Bible Note: Hi Thanks for your reply to my answer. If you would in the future desire to "join" in prayer with me, I will take the time. In the meantime, I will ask "The Lord" what He would have to say to you about the question you asked, and I will let you know ....(smile) PS...Agreed...Matthew 18:20 (the context). is about church discipline. I believe the "principal" can be "applied" to prayer! My oldest granddaughter, who turned 16 on Thursday of last week, and who is adopted, sometimes says when I give her (a scripture or a song) I received "from The Lord", (rhema) Grandma, "that touched MY HEART". I am always happy when "THE HEART HAS BEEN TOUCHED" and not "JUST THE MIND". I appreciate the kind, gentle, loving creator who made us because He wanted "fellowship" with us so together redeemed (Mankind and Holy Spirit) (in harmony) can dicipline our children "IN THE LORD". And, "In Harmony" (agreement) bring order out of disorder on the Earth. When Christ is present there "Is Peace on Earth". When there is Peace in the Earth (We have this treasure in Earthen Vessels) We do the works of Christ. Let your light so shine among men that they see your good works and "GLORIFY YOUR FATHER" which is in Heaven. We can teach our children about God. We can teach them to say the right thing. We can teach them to do good works like Niccodemus. We can dicipline them in "THE LAW" as The Apostle Paul was schooled. However, when Jesus appeared to Paul on the road to Damacus, He said, "Who art Thou Lord..................'what would you have me to do"? Paul found out that the Lord was Jesus. He KNEW "WHO" He was, but then Paul said after His conversion, "...That I might "know" Him in the "fellowship of His suffering" AND "the power of His ressurrection". (the real dicipline) (CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF GLORY) His legal background was not enough.....It actually made him "Spiritually Proud". Paul desired "to KNOW Him." (intimately in the Spirit....the God of the Law and the God of Grace. Paul prayed for the baptized believers "....that Christ might be formed in you". (He actually groaned in travail for this). I am sure that Paul would pray that prayer for parents today..... Then their children would "GLORIFY GOD" when they see their parents good works that come from the HEART. Jesus Christ has all of our answers just as He did in the Gospels. "If you abide in My Word and My Word abide in you, you may ask what you will and IT SHALL BE DONE...." Of course, the Law is a schoolmaster to bring us to Christ. Keep up the good work!!! Again, If you would in the future desire to "join" (hopefully in agreement)(smile) in prayer with me, I will take the time. In the meantime, I will ask "The Lord" what He would have to say to you about the question you asked, and I will let you know.....(smile) (Now we can go into the Holy of Holies and make our petitions known because of the blood of the covenant .... "Ask and ye shall receive..seek and ye shall find....knock and it shall be opened unto you"(smile) "To Him that hath shall more be given...to Him that Hath not, even that that He hath shall be taken away".(smile) Blessings savedbyunmeritedfavor (To Be Conformed To The Image of Christ) |