God within guardians

THE EDITOR: For a good many years, we have been complaining about the increase in unlawful behaviour or lawlessness, especially amongst young people. Why is this happening? Who are these people? Where did they come from? The answer: yes, they were all children at one time.

They all grew up with their parents or guardians. But why is it that they are now out of control? What took place during their formative years as children? Did parents measure up to the many roles expected of them? Did they properly manage inputs of environmental influences? Well, we can go on and on asking question after question. However, the simple answer is in the hands and hearts of the parents or guardians.

Why? Because God made it very clear in the book of Deuteronomy 6: 4-9, Let us read together the words of God “Hear O Israel: the Lord our God, is one Lord. And you shall love the Lord your God, with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These (ten)commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children, talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the door frames of your houses and on your gates.” Unquote.

The instructions given above are that parents must be committed parents; they are to be dedicated parents. It says that the word of God is to be in their hearts. The word of God is to be real within them, within the inner most being, within the control centre of the parent. The word of God must be so real within you (Mom and Dad); because you are the first example, the exemplar. You are first of all the committed, dedicated parents. It must be remembered, that it is you first of all, who have the word of God in your own heart. You first of all have holiness in life. And emanating from your commitment, where your children can see, yes, they must see that reality, the word of God within you. Then from that reality you can teach them the word of God in a most effective manner.

Finally, the Bible tells us, that parents are part of a ministry. That this ministry of the word of God, is a ministry of teaching, a ministry of education, a ministry of edification. It is a ministry where the word of God within us is the word of God that we share with our children. My dear parents, have you fulfilled your ministry? The answer is in your hands.

COLVIN  BLAIZE
Chaguanas