I saw on the news recently about a young 18 year old man in Chicago that killed his 17 year old girlfriend, her 11 year old sister, and their 43 year old mother. I asked myself what could possibly make a young man do that? It just amazes me the horrible stories that I am hearing lately. It's no surprise to me, however, why this is happening. Jesus prophesied in Matthew 24 about the end times. Nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom (can you think of an example of this?). There will be wars and rumors of wars (Korean conflict, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Sudan, Jordan, etc...). I just named a couple of examples but there are children who are coming against their parents by yelling, cursing, fighting, injuring, and yes even killing them. And there is a direct correlation to this and all of the violent TV shows and life-like games that teach children to rebel against authority.
We have to take the head in our household and raise children who will become productive members of society. Even more importantly we must raise Godly children. That is our responsibility. God gives them to us to raise in the way He would see them raised and He gave us an instruction manual - the Holy Bible. The bible says, "Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. ( Proverbs 22:6) Another scripture says, Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord." (Ephesians 6:4)
We can't stop the future from happening. And all of the Bible's prophecies will certainly come to pass. But we can do our part to bring more of God's light to the world by raising Godly children through stern discipline in love. Remember, as our children grow up, they become the leaders of society. If the Lord delays His coming, who do you want running this world 20, 30, 50 or even 75 years from now if you're still here?
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