Thought: When was the last time you told your son you were proud of a choice he made to submit to authority. Even when they’re little, our boys need to know that mama sees and rejoices over their wise choices and cries out to God over their foolish ones. Today, make a point to lavish love and praise on your son when he chooses wisely..even in the small things.“But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.” ~Acts 5:29
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* May my child obey his leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over his soul, as those who will have to give an account. Let him do this with joy and not with groaning (Hebrews 13:17).
*May my child submit himself therefore to God. May he resist the devil, so he will flee from him (James 4:7).
*My my child submit to laborers of the Gospel and to everyone who joins in the work (I Corinthians 16:16).
* May my child submit to others out of reverence for Christ (Ephesians 5:21).
Working it Out:
taken from MiddleTree.net
Just for fun, play a game, perhaps checkers, with a child and try skirting around the rules. Usually, he or she will argue with you about how “you’re not supposed to do that.” Kids go through a stage, beginning around 2 or 3, where the rules are everything. For several years after that, they have a sense of order in the world, and an understanding that their place in it is one of submission to authority.
Wait a minute, you say. Everyone who has been a parent of a 12-year-old will want to argue about this. You may point out that kids this age tend to begin to believe they are above this parental authority thing. But that is precisely my point. At an age where kids are becoming adults, one of the first things to go is that respect for authority. This is a crystal-clear example of why Jesus said to put aside our pride and return to these childlike qualities.
Working it Out:
taken from MiddleTree.net
Just for fun, play a game, perhaps checkers, with a child and try skirting around the rules. Usually, he or she will argue with you about how “you’re not supposed to do that.” Kids go through a stage, beginning around 2 or 3, where the rules are everything. For several years after that, they have a sense of order in the world, and an understanding that their place in it is one of submission to authority.
Wait a minute, you say. Everyone who has been a parent of a 12-year-old will want to argue about this. You may point out that kids this age tend to begin to believe they are above this parental authority thing. But that is precisely my point. At an age where kids are becoming adults, one of the first things to go is that respect for authority. This is a crystal-clear example of why Jesus said to put aside our pride and return to these childlike qualities.
Authority in the Home
1. Authority in the home is ordained by God.
Husbands have authority over wives.
Ephesians 5:22-24 The wife should obey her husband
1 Corinthians 11:3 The head of the woman is the man
1 Peter 3:1,5-6 Women should be subject to their husbands as Sarah was to Abraham.
Parents have authority over children.
Proverbs 1:8 A son should hear his father's instruction and not forsake his mother's law.
Deuteronomy 21:18-21 A son, who would not obey his parents, was to be stoned.
Luke 2:51 Jesus set the example for children by being subject to His earthly parents.
Colossians 3:20 Children should obey their parents.
2. Authority produces cooperation and organization in the Home.
Romans 13:1-6; 1 Peter 2:13,14
Ephesians 6:5-8; 1 Peter 2:18
3. Authority allows children to benefit from parents wisdom and experience.
By reason of experience, parents generally have more wisdom than children.
Proverbs 29:15 A child left to himself (unsupervised) will cause shame.
Proverbs 4:10-12 - Because of his parents' instructions, the child is wiser.
Giving children a sense of security.
4. Authority molds children's character and habits.
Training children develops character they will maintain even when older.
Proverbs 22:6 Properly trained children will not depart from their training
5. Parental authority teaches children proper attitudes towards all authority.
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