daily bible readings

Isaiah prophesied a time when children would lead and be the ones who calls the shots. Isaiah was, in the first instance, talking about the situation in Judah and Jerusalem. Even so, we have evolved as a society where children have far too much power and sway. As the Duke of Windsor once quipped, “The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their children” (cited by Wiersbe, W.,  Listening to the Giants [Moody Press], p. 253). Parents today feel the pressure to give their children everything and to let them rule the household. There is a growing belief that saying no to our children and putting boundaries around them will somehow stifle their development and cause them to not reach their full potential. Now is the time to decide if we believe the so called “experts” or the One who actually created the family unit and who gives us instructions on how to best make it work well. Do you side with the “experts” or the Lord God Almighty? That is the fundamental question at stake here.