“Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord” (Colossians 3.20, ESV)

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There are two important points here.

First, as children we are to obey our parents in everything. Obviously, obedience in everything would not include sinful things, but things right in God’s sight. To obey our parents includes being respectful to them, honoring them, completing all the tasks they give us to do, etc. The way we treat our parents is an indicator of the way we will treat God.

Second, as children we are to obey our parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. We make our heavenly Father very happy when we choose to obey our parents. In fact, when we obey them, we obey God. The two go hand in hand.

Are you a child? Then this verse is for you!

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“Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, ‘I have no pleasure in them’”. (Ecclesiastes 12.1, ESV)¹

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¹How can you remember your Creator in the days of your youth?

• By choosing to read and study your Bible.
• By choosing good friends and avoiding those who practice wickedness.
• By choosing to stand up for God when no one else will.
• By choosing to pray and be thankful to God throughout the day.
• By choosing to love your enemies instead of wanting to fight them.
• By choosing to serve others, be kind to them, and respectful to all.
• By choosing to obey your teachers and other authority figures.
• By choosing to listen to our parents, honor them, and obey their commands.

There are many other things a young person can do to remember his or her Creator; however, we must maintain these things or else as we grow and experience sin and its deceptive motive, we have no desire for the things of God.

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“Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.” (1 Timothy 4.12, ESV)¹

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¹Are you a young Christian? Then there is much work for you to do! Don’t ever think you’re not able to serve the Lord in your youth. Paul told Timothy, a young Christian, to set an example in the way you talk, the way you act, in the way you love and serve others, in the faith you have in God, and in your moral standing before God.

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