I am a minister of the gospel of Jesus
Christ. I offer you hope. There is good news. But the good news of the gospel always comes after
the bad news of sin and failure. And wherever sin abounds, grace doth much more
abound. If you have failed as a parent, and we all have, then there is grace to
cover your sin. And this grace has the amazing power to forgive, reconcile and
heal. And this grace can even reach back over time and produce fruit. But in
order for it to do so, there needs to be honesty, confession, repentance and
forgiveness.
Let me say also, and this part is
scary, that there are consequences for disobedience. In God’s ordinary means of
salvation, being raised properly in a Christian home is a big one. So, if there
has been gross negligence and disobedience on the part of parents, then this is
difficult to overcome. But we are those who believe in Resurrection, life after
death, and this is also God’s extraordinary means.
So, my aim as a minister and as a speaker on raising children is to catch
young parents with young children so that God’s grace supernaturally flows down
hill. But I also want to speak hope and resurrection to those older parents who
are in great need.
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