Like Father, Like Son

Being a parent is an awesome responsibility. Not only are you
responsible for your own soul but also for your child's. Children
learn almost everything from their parents. In particular, they learn
how to behave from watching how their parents behave is various
situations. Jesus knew this very well and taught it: "Verily, verily,
I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth
the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the
Son likewise" (John 5:19). Jesus understood that fathers, and also
mothers, teach their children simply by letting their children see
what they do. 

If you are a parent, are you paying attention to the example you set
for your children? Do they see or hear you behave in a manner that
would not be acceptable in public or do they see you acting like our
heavenly Father? Parents are certainly not the only people children
learn from but they are their children's first and greatest
influence. Even if you are not a parent, it is part of your role as a
Christian to set the right example for children and others to follow.
Or as the apostle Paul put it "Be ye followers of me, even as I also
am of Christ" (1 Cor. 11:1). 


In Christ, Steve Preston


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