‘Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it’. Proverbs 22:6 NKJV As a parent, you have responsibility to be faithful both to God and your children in the way you raise them. Faithfulness is being loyal, being consistent and being able to use the gifts you have in the way the giver of the gift has stipulated; being committed. If you are not committed to the raising and training of your children, you are not being faithful to God,......

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 ‘Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him’ Proverbs 22:15 Our scripture today points us to a striking truth that many do not realise, or are not willing to accept. If you are a child, sorry, this is the truth – you are faced with the challenge of frequently being tempted to behave foolishly. As a parent, face the fact – this is what we have in our hands to deal with! Let’s look at the Message version ‘young people......

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‘Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.’ Proverbs 14:1 It is important in marriage to play by Gods rules. If in a marriage you a have made all the right choices and you do not play by Gods rules, there is likely to be problems. We look at the example of Adam and Eve in the Bible, in their situation there was no case of making any bad choices; in fact, there was no choice at all. God made Eve for Adam’s ribs, and......

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 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. Thou shall beat him with the rod, and shall deliver his soul from hell’ Proverbs 23:13-14 As the children grow, they begin to understand things better, and they will be glad that they were raised well. Good News Bible says, ‘Don’t hesitate to discipline children. A good spanking won’t kill them. As a matter of fact, it may save their lives’. Many a times you want to show that you are a loving parent......

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‘Can two walk together, except they be agreed?’  Amos 3:3 Marriage can be likened to making an egg omelette with two eggs. If one egg is good and the other egg is bad, the whole omelette will be bad. Same way, if you select a spouse with fundamental principles at odds with yours, you have laid a wrong foundation, and the marriage is not likely to work. If you fear God and your spouse does not, this is a fundamental disagreement and that marriage is not likely to work – no matter......

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‘Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.’ Proverbs 18:22 It is wrong to go into a marriage with the possibility of failure in mind. In the world we live in today, marriage is seen as a necessary evil; something that must be tolerated, – thinking “well the marriage might not work out in any case”. If we do not see things the Lords way, if we do not agree with the way He planned it, marriage is not likely to work out. If one goes into......

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9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labour. 10 For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up. 11 Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one be warm alone? Ecclesiastes 4:9-11 (NKJV)  This is Gods wisdom demonstrated in teamwork and marriage. In system design there is a convention around system failure which states that if a system should fail there should always be a way that things can......

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‘Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labour.’ Ecclesiastes 4:9 (NKJV) Many things in life require the concerted effort of a team in order to achieve good success. In life we are not meant to be alone, no one was intended to be an island unto himself or herself. Indeed in the beginning God declared that it was not good for man to walk alone, and therefore gave onto him woman (Genesis 2:18). The marriage institution is mean to exemplify perfect teamwork. In marriage, it take both the......

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‘And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.”’ Genesis 2:18 (NKJV) Marriage is good and its origin is from God. No matter what we personally think about the institution of marriage, or what the statistics on divorce say, these do not negate the fact that marriage between man and woman is good and is ordained by God. God said it is “not good” for man to be alone. When God concluded creation, after making the animals, the earth, and the......

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‘Marriage is honourable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.’ Hebrews 13:4 (NKJV) ‘Marriage must be honored in every respect, with no cheating on the relationship, because God will judge the sexually immoral person and the person who commits adultery’. Hebrews 13:4 (CEB) From God’s point of view marriage is honourable. In this modern day some people view marriage to be an institution that does not work and is much troubled. However, that is not true. Therefore all who go into marriage should be honoured and supported. Our......

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