Day Three

Avoiding Rebellion - pgs 176-179

Realize
1. Read Psalm 78:1-7. Describe the responsibility god gives parents for their children and grandchildren. What outcome does the psalmist encourage parents to anticipate as a results of their obedience? What resources does God make available to fulfill this responsibility?

2. Read Genesis 18:17-19. What vision did God give Abraham for his role as a father and for his children and the generations to follow?

Reflect
3. God has not left parents without the necessary resources to fulfill their calling with their children. He gives parents His Spirit, His Word, faith, prayer, humility, discipline, instruction, the power of godly modeling, love, the grace of God, and the body of Christ. Select two or three of these resources that you need to take greater advantage of in your home. Explain how each could assist you in leading your children to follow Christ.

4. The promises of God are another resource for parents. read Psalm 103:17-18 and Acts 2:39. How do these verses give hope to parents who walk with God?

Respond
5. If you have a child who is rebelling, how can you best help him through this difficult time so that he has the least amount of regrets or lifelong consequences?

6. In what ways can you give each of your children a vision of the purpose and plans God as for his or her life?

Prayer of the Day
Father, I cry out to You on behalf of my children and plead with You for wisdom to know how to lead them. Help me to communicate Your ways to them, and show me how to rely on Your resources. I pray that You will open their hearts to the Truth, that their wills will be brought into submission to Yours, and that You will protect them from choices they will one day regret. Amen.