The Children of God are Loved to The Highest DegreeThe children of God are truly loved very much by God, and to the highest degree. His love toward us, is that of a father toward his children. ( Matt. 5:45) “That you may be sons of your Father in heaven.” He spares nothing that is for our good, no matter what the price is. God gave His only - begotten Son, Jesus Christ who died for our sins that His children may be saved. (Rom.5:8) God demonstrates His own love toward His children, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. This was an exercise of the Divine will in deliberate choice, made without assignable cause save that which lies in the nature of God Himself. When it comes to the children of God , some may ask, “What is God’s love for His children?” We can rest assured on the evidence our God and Creator of the universe has love in abundance for His children, and can be seen in His creation itself. With what remarkable care it has been made for the health and welfare for God‘s children. God made His children, not only to exist, but to enjoy the countless delights of living. Moreover God displayed His love to His children, in making man in His image and likeness.(Gen.1:26) says: “Let us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” For those that exercise faith in Christ by believing in His name are called children of God. (John 1:12) All those desiring to attain life in the kingdom of heaven must display the childlike qualities of humility, receptiveness and trust. (Matt 18:24) Men and women who strive to obey God by using the light of truth in their lives are described as “obedient children” and “children of light.” (1Pet 1:14; Eph 5:18) The children of God are arranged for the multiplication of the human race by the birth of children who in turn would become adults and, in time, become parents themselves. The procreation mandate is expressed at Genesis 1:28. It is a normal desire of people to have children. The ancient Israelites were especially concerned about bringing forth children because of God’s promises to make them a mighty nation and because through them would come the seed of Abraham to bless all the families of the earth. (Gen 28:14) Having many children was considered a blessing from God. (Ps 127:3-5) For the children of God who are blessed with their own children. How should we go about raising our children according to God so as to give them true understanding and become wise and knowledgeable in God’s ways? What are the principles for the children of God, and how should we apply them? In Mark 10:13-15, they brought little children to Him, that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked those who brought them. But when Jesus saw it, He was greatly displeased and said to them, Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.” In Ephesians 6:1-4, it says “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with promise: that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth. And you fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.” In Proverbs 22:6 it says “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Therefore, we as the children of God, how should we raise our children and when do we start training them? We know that going to Church with our children and doing Bible study and spending quality time with them is our main priority and in turn is a great thing that is leading them to the Kingdom of Heaven. So how do we get our children to trust us and when do we start training them?
When does the training start for the children of GodWhen it comes to training our children and gaining trust it all starts from the day they were born and the first time you held that precious little infant in your arms and close to your heart. When they felt the warmth of your body and saw the affection and kindness that came in abundance for them, they knew it was true love from the start. Then in turn they put their full trust in you with the knowledge that you would always be there and always be true. When they take their first steps with those little wobbling legs not knowing what would happen, they began to experience their first faith knowing that you would be there. Every time they fell down you were there to give them the encouragement that they needed to get back up and continue on. Now that they are walking big and strong, you’ll find that they have problems distinguishing right from wrong. They come to you with all their problems even though small, they know they can count on you to lead them straight to God’s law. They find His ways very attractive because now you are keeping God’s laws all so active. As they continue to keep vigorously seeking God’s law, you get the privilege of watching them grow wise and tall. Because you took the time to put down what you were doing no matter if it was important if even at all, you knew it was up to you to teach them the law. You had the understanding that their foundation had to be strong so you worked on their character to help them along. Even though their problems were small, look what you accomplished through Gods law. Your children are now healthy and strong. Give thanks to God for helping you to lead them along. Your children now have the understanding and were loved from the start, so you now know this world won’t get hold of their heart. They will love God with full strength and all their heart and from God’s word they will never depart. All that they learned from their youth down through they will keep it in their heart whenever it is due. The moral of this article is, when it comes to the children of God , we are all God’s children and when it comes to raising our children we should stick to God’s principles. As long as we stick to God’s principles, we know that as true Christians you can’t go wrong. By teaching our children Gods ways, when bad influences come upon them it will automatically set off an alarm sending them a signal that something is not right. They will say in their heart, “This does not correspond to what my mother and father taught me according to God’s ways.” And because you were always there for them who are they going to trust, you or the bad influence? Knowing that we are the children of god, we are as God’s representative for our family members. The father is responsible to see that God’s principles are taught to his household. (Gen 18:19; Eph 6:4; Deut: 6:6-7) His teaching and disciplinary duties also include personal instructions and commands, which the mother assists in carry out. (Prov 1:8; 6:20) The God-fearing father has great love for his children and exhorts and consoles them with great tenderness. (1Thess 2:11; Hos 11:3) so that they might walk in the right way he disciplines them, corrects and reproves them. (Heb 12:9; Prov 3:12) Our Christian Site helps Christians to start their own successful Christian business that will enable them with the tools needed to succeed in spreading God‘s Word. http://www.christianideas.net
If you would like to have more information on Children of God. We hand pick some Christian books that may be of interest to you. Or, just browse around in our Online Christian Bookstore. |