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To be
God's child is great, and it has many benefits that we can feel
thrilled to be able to enjoy. But there's another important side
to this relationship: As God's children we have responsibilities
to fulfill.
Our first responsibility is to put God
at the top of our priority list. Exodus
20:2-4 2 "I am the LORD your God, who
brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
3 "You shall have no other gods before [1]
me.
4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in
the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or
in the waters below.
He should be the first person we
consult when we have difficulty in our live. We seem to turn
to our family and friend for help or support when we hit on
tough times. Or we seek worldly advise from books on how to get
through the problems which come our way. How often we lament
over pain and suffering in our lives, some how we seem to forget
that Jesus will always be there for us. Romans
8:35-39 35Who shall separate us from the love of
Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or
nakedness or danger or sword? 36As it is written: "For
your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep
to be slaughtered."[1]
37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors
through him who loved us. 38For I am convinced that
neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[2]
neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39neither
height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be
able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus
our Lord.
God should be consulted prior to
making and important decisions we need to make. Matthew
6:32-34 32For the pagans run after all these
things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But
seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these
things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do
not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.
Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Also
see 2
Chronicles 18:3 1
Kings 22
He should be the first person we thank
when we receive any reward or reach a point of accomplishment in
our lives. 1
Thessalonians 517pray continually; 18give
thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in
Christ Jesus.
19Do not put out the Spirit's fire
Second
we have the responsibility to our family.
God provided each of us with a help mate when He ordained the
family in Gen.
2:23,24
, we should love and respect our spouse as God has laid out in
His word. Our spouse should come before our own self-interest, Ephesians
5:24-26
24Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives
should submit to their husbands in everything.
25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the
church and gave himself up for her 26to make her
holy, cleansing [1]
her by the washing with water through the word,
The
children we have are a blessing
Psalm
127:3;. We are to raise our children using guidance from
scripture Proverbs
22:6.
Third
we have the responsibility to serve Gods people. Galatians+5.13
13You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do
not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature[1]
; rather, serve one another in love. In James
2:18 we are told that without works our faith is worthless.
I believe we are here to serve those we come in contact with, I
believe that when we fail to share what God has blessed us with,
time, talent and resources we fail God. Throughout Jesus’ walk
and teaching his example was to be a servant to others. The
parable of the “Good Samaritan” is an example, which should
be followed by each of us.
As
God is the gardener and Christ is the vine, if we are to be His
branches we will spread the good news of Christ while sharing
His love and serving His people.
Clyde
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