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SPIRITUAL PARENTING

Text : Gen 18:19  

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

By divine arrangement, everyone in this world has to come through a family. God designed it that everyone would be nurtured by Parents. But many Parents are failing in their God-given roles. 

However,  God in His wisdom did not limit parenting to biological births only,  and that is why we have "Spiritual Parenting".Spiritual Parenting is the process of raising and educating a child (biological or otherwise)  from birth to maturity. 

From our text,  God was vouching concerning Abraham that he will raise his children  in the way of the Lord. At this time,  Abraham had not given birth to Isaac-his biological child of promise, but he was raising the slaves' children in his house in the way of the Lord already. 

"And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him".Gen 17:23. Abraham didn't wait till he got Isaac (his promised child) before he started raising other people's children in the way of the Lord. 

Note that the children you refused to train today will be among those who will disturb your peace tomorrow. 

Are you a Parent?  How are you faring in raising the Heritage of God that He has committed to your care? 

Are you intentional in raising them for God,  or are you collaborating with the devil in raising more Monsters in our society? 

Or are you the type that are nonchalant about anyone that is not your blood? 

As far as Spiritual parenting is concerned, you are either a parent  vested with the responsibility of raising another life,  or you are the child that is being raised. Whichever way,  you will give account of your stewardship or your submissiveness.

Bible reading: Genesis 18:16-33.

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