“Thus saith the Lord, stand ye in the ways and see ask for the old paths, where is the good way and walk therein and ye shall find rest for your souls, but they said, we will not walk therein” (Jeremiah 6 vs. 16)
This was the counsel of God to the children of Israel but they did not hearken unto it. Today God is still speaking and calling out to the children of this generation to seek out the old paths and walk therein.
The end time is here and Godlessness is rampant. As it was written in 2nd Timothy 3 vs. 2 -5 , we can now see the scripture being fulfilled as men have now become “lovers of themselves , covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unfaithful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, fierce despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God. Having a form of Godliness but denying the power thereof.”
The devil is working overtime to deceive young children and indeed teenagers to cause them to miss out on God and their destiny. A youth culture is evolving which is completely alien to our culture particularly that given to us through the scriptures. In proverbs 22 vs. 6 we have been instructed to train up our children in the way they should go i.e. the Lord's way. Likewise in proverbs 23 vs. 13-14 parents were advised not to withhold the rod from the child because it will deliver their soul from hell.
Unfortunately most parents these days have abandoned this command and by extension their calling as parents and have succumbed to socio-economic pressures and have left their children in the care of nannies and house maids, who have no idea of how to parent or worse still are left to fend for themselves and their own devices with only television or the internet as their source of entertainment or company. Pornography, nudity, corruption, foul language, strange doctrines and cultures are common place both on television and the internet. Unsupervised usage of this media has caused immense damage to youngsters unknown to their parents resulting in ill-mannered children who lack regard and respect for their elders.
My prayer for you is that you should not be counted amongst this kind of teenagers.
Have you ever tried scolding a youngster in this day and age for being unruly? He/she might probably tell you that it's none of your business and you leave him/her alone. Can you imagine that?! In the days of old, when an elder rebukes a child he/she says thank you and is happy to be corrected, this is in line with the Lord's command in Ephesians 6 vs.1 and Exodus 20 vs.12 instructing children to obey and honor their parents(note: “parents” here includes elders and those in authority). When we were younger we were taught to step aside when we meet an elder on the way so he can pass but these days the reverse is the case, the youngsters practically push you down so they can pass.
Again you should not be one of these teenagers.
It is an age of fast food and micro wave. Many girls are no longer prepared from home for their roles as future wives and mothers, the greater majority of them live on Indomie and snacks because that is what some mothers have time to put on the table, what happened to pounded yam and soup? The fact is, no matter your university degree as a young person someday you'll get married and raise children of your own and you can't give what you don't have. Therefore learn to cook and do some domestic chores.
The bible says God gave clothes for a covering but not anymore. These days the children of unbelievers are better covered than some “Christian teenagers” you wonder where their mothers were before they left home in those clothes. Let your dressing bring glory and not shame to God at all times.
Premarital sex is so common place that when a youngster lays a claim to virginity, their peers are not only shocked and think they are lying but mock them. What happened to the biblical injunction of purity, holiness and fleeing temptation?
Let us return to the old path and keep our body, soul and spirit pure.
So where do we start? Is it phone usage, many children have become absent minded because of blackberry pinging, 2go and phone games.
Church is now a formality for many Christian children yet they supposedly grew up in the church but have become so familiar with God that they have lost the fear of God while submitting to religious spirit. Some of them cannot recite up to 3 scriptures, others can recite almost the whole bible but lack the fruit of the spirit.
What can I say?
Let us return to the commandment of God in Jeremiah 6 vs. 16 and ask for the old paths and seek the good ways and walk in them that we may find rest for our souls.
May the good Lord count us worthy parents as he did Abraham in genesis 18 vs. 17-19 and God forbid that our children become like the sons of Eli in Jesus name amen and blessed is that child that hearkens to the voice of his parents, Guardians, elders, teachers, instructors or pastors for his days shall be long and good.
God bless you.
Barr. Mrs. Okpo
culled from The Teens Torch
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