Love ❤️ thy Neighbor: Dead Parents Can’t Bless you‼️Treat Your Living Parents Well

By Pastor and Mrs Chifamba

Proverbs‬ ‭23‬:‭24‬-‭25‬ ‭

“The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who begets a wise child will delight in him. Let your father and your mother be glad, And let her who bore you rejoice.”

‭‭ WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR PARENTS HAPPY THEY WILL BLESS YOU

Genesis‬ ‭27‬:‭1‬-‭4‬ ‭

“Now it came to pass, when Isaac was old and his eyes were so dim that he could not see, that he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son.” And he answered him, “Here I am.” Then he said, “Behold now, I am old. I do not know the day of my death. Now therefore, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me. And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die.”

IT IS THE LIVING PARENTS THAT HAVE CAPACITY TO BLESS, TREAT THEM WELL DON’T CAUSE THEM PAIN AND SORROW

Proverbs‬ ‭10‬:‭1‬ ‭

“The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.”

Proverbs‬ ‭17‬:‭25‬ ‭

“A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her who bore him.”

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭30‬:‭11‬ ‭

‭‭ “There is a generation that curses its father, And does not bless its mother.”

Proverbs‬ ‭30‬:‭17‬ ‭

“The eye that mocks his father, And scorns obedience to his mother, The ravens of the valley ….

Deuteronomy‬ ‭27‬:‭16‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“‘Cursed be anyone who dishonors his father or his mother.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’”

God cannot prosper those who go directly contrary to the plainest duty specified in His word, the duty of children to their parents.... If they disrespect and dishonor their earthly parents, they will not respect and love their Creator. – {Adventist Home p. 293.2}

Ephesians‬ ‭6‬:‭1‬-‭3‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”

DEAD PARENTS NO LONGER HAVE THE CAPACITY TO BLESS OR CURSE‼️DEATH IS THE LAND OF FORGETFULNESS

Psalm 88:10-12

“Will You work wonders for the dead? Shall the dead arise and praise You? Shall Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave? Or Your faithfulness in the place of destruction? Shall Your wonders be known in the dark? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?”

Ecclesiastes‬ ‭9‬:‭4‬-‭6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“But for him who is joined to all the living there is hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion. For the living know that they will die; But the dead know nothing, And they have no more reward, For the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, their hatred, and their envy have now perished; Nevermore will they have a share In anything done under the sun.”

Job‬ ‭7‬:‭9‬-‭10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“As the cloud disappears and vanishes away, So he who goes down to the grave does not come up. He shall never return to his house, Nor shall his place know him anymore.”

ONLY AFTER THE RESURRECTION WILL THE DEAD PARENTS LIVE AGAIN

John‬ ‭5‬:‭28‬-‭29‬ ‭

“Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.”

Job 14:14

If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. 15Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.

1 Thessalonians 4:16-18

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

Love ❤️ thy Neighbor: Obey your Parents in the Lord

Ephesians‬ ‭6‬:‭1‬-‭3‬ ‭

“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”

When children have unbelieving parents, and their commands contradict the requirements of Christ, then, painful though it may be, they must obey God and trust the consequences with Him. – {Adventist Home p. 293.3}

THE HONOR OF GOD SUPERSEDES THE HONOR OF OUR PARENTS

Acts 5:29

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

Matthew‬ ‭10‬:‭37‬

“He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.”

John‬ ‭12‬:‭26‬ ‭

“Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.”

Matthew 16:24-26

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 25For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. 26For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

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LOVE AT HOME MAKES IT EASY FOR CHILDREN TO LOVE AND HONOR YOU

John‬ ‭13‬:‭34‬-‭35‬ ‭

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.””

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Ephesians 6:4

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭20‬-‭21‬ ‭

“Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord. Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.”

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The best way to educate children to respect their father and mother is to give them the opportunity of seeing the father offering kindly attentions to the mother, and the mother rendering respect and reverence to the father. It is by beholding love in their parents that children are led to obey the fifth commandment.... – {My Life Today p. 278.2}

‭‭Read 1 Corinthians‬ ‭13‬:‭1‬-‭7‬ ‭

Malachi‬ ‭4‬:‭6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“And he will turn The hearts of the fathers to the children, And the hearts of the children to their fathers, Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.”

TEACH YOUR CHILDREN THE WORD OF GOD AND PRAY FOR THEM

Deuteronomy‬ ‭6‬:‭5‬-‭7‬ ‭

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.”

2 Timothy‬ ‭3‬:‭15‬ ‭

“and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”

Job‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬ ‭

“So it was, when the days of feasting had run their course, that Job would send and sanctify them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Thus Job did regularly.”

Lamentations 2:19

Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.

Psalms‬ ‭145‬:‭18‬-‭19‬ ‭

“The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them.”

Love ❤️ thy Neighbor: Remedy for Marital Unfaithfulness (Part 2)

By Pastor and Mrs Chifamba

A HAPPY HOME IS A BARRICADE TO MARITAL UNFAITHFULNESS

Proverbs‬ ‭15‬:‭16‬-‭17‬ ‭

“Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, Than great treasure with trouble. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, Than a fatted calf with hatred.”

Our homes must be made a Bethel, our hearts a shrine. Wherever the love of God is cherished in the soul, there will be peace, there will be light and joy.

Jesus wants to see happy marriages, happy firesides. – {The Faith I Live By p. 255.7}

‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭9‬:‭9‬ ‭

“Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which He has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity; for that is your portion in life, and in the labor which you perform under the sun.”

Genesis‬ ‭26‬:‭8‬-‭11‬ ‭RSV‬‬

“When he had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out of a window and saw Isaac fondling Rebekah his wife. So Abimelech called Isaac, and said, “Behold, she is your wife; how then could you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac said to him, “Because I thought, ‘Lest I die because of her.’ ” Abimelech said, “What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.” So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, “Whoever touches this man or his wife shall be put to death.”

‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭7‬:‭3‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.”

1 Corinthians‬ ‭7‬:‭5‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.”

DON’T LINGER NEAR TEMPTATION FLEE

Matthew 6:13

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Proverbs 5:3-5

For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: 4But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. 5Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

Proverbs‬ ‭5‬:‭8‬-‭9‬ ‭

“Remove your way far from her, And do not go near the door of her house, Lest you give your honor to others, And your years to the cruel one;”

Read Genesis‬ ‭39‬:‭7‬-‭9‬ ‭

Genesis‬ ‭39‬:‭10‬-‭13‬

“So it was, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he did not heed her, to lie with her or to be with her. But it happened about this time, when Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the men of the house was inside, that she caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me.” But he left his garment in her hand, and fled and ran outside. And so it was, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and fled outside,”

2 Timothy 2:22

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭6‬:‭18‬ ‭

“Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.”

PRAY AND ASK JESUS TO KEEP YOU FROM FALLING

Micah 7:7-8

Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. 8¶Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.

Jude 1:24-25

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever.

Proverbs 18:10

The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

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