Title: God of Mother, My God!
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Today is the second Sunday in the month of family, which is celebrated as Mother's Day. There are many cases in which believers do not honor Ioro's parents. How can we honor the invisible God without honoring our visible parents?
Proverbs 23:15-16 says, “My son, if your heart is wise, I, even my heart, will rejoice; if your lips speak uprightness, my soul will rejoice.” this is
It is a family order that cannot be compromised. God wanted to convey His authority and love through the family system. In the Old Testament, the mission of parents to introduce God to their children is emphasized. This means that there is a mission of a communicator of revelation to deliver the revelation of God to parents and children. So when children reject and disobey their parents, they see it as rebellion against God.
In today's text, Ruth shows the image of a believer who comes to us by moving in the spiritually dark age of the judges. In the image of serving single mother-in-law and confessing that Mother's God is my God, we are talking about what children of faith who are disappearing in this age should look for in obedience to the Word and restoration of their relationship with God.
1. Be a child that pleases your parents.
Are you a child who pleases your parents? Or are they children who become a burden to their parents and make them breathe? Proverbs 23:24 says, “The father of the righteous will rejoice greatly, and he who begets wise knowledge will rejoice in him.” That is, are you living right? Are you on the right path in the Word? Parents want their children to live an honest life.
Why did Naomi tell Ruth to approach Boaz? It was because he believed that Ruth, the daughter-in-law, had the wisdom to break the inheritance and love for the young daughter-in-law. Parents of wise children are joyful and happy.
2. What do parents want from their children?
Parents want us to know what God wants and pleases us.
a. Do not hope for the prosperity of sinners, but fear the Lord.
b. There is hope. Look at that hope and live hard. Do not expect unclean riches or the prosperity of sinners, but live by earnestly believing in the Lord. Then there will be hope. Such children have dreams and visions. Words such as discouragement and failure are not appropriate for the children of God.
c. Don't hang out with drunkards. Also, do not associate with a meat lover
A meat lover here refers to a person whose only purpose in life is to eat in the words of Proverbs 23:20-21. That is, he is obsessed with eating to satisfy his instinctive desires. I told you to be careful with these people. We must keep a certain distance from those who are enjoying themselves with the world. That is, do not imitate their lifestyle and purpose in life.
3. Organize the words.
Those who understand the heart of God who gave us physical parents find it a joy to honor and serve them. Children are said to be the mirror of their parents. He said that if you look at your children, you can tell what their parents look like. How much pocket money do you send your parents a month? Your children will do exactly what your children have seen, shivering in front of the cold wind in the cold winter with tens of thousands of won when you send your parents pocket money, even if it is a few hundred thousand won to buy toys and things for your children with a credit card. I hope you have a big vessel in your heart.
Galatians 6:7 says, “Do not deceive yourself, for God is not deceived; whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” I bless you in the name of the Lord that you will reap what you sow.