The Holy Spirit is not merely a mystical presence but the very breath, wisdom, and power of God working in and through believers. Isaiah 11:2 offers one of the clearest biblical outlines of the Holy Spirit's attributes, describing seven distinct manifestations—often called the seven powers or spirits of the Holy Spirit. These powers were fully embodied in Jesus Christ and are given to believers to live godly and victorious lives. Isaiah 11:2 (KJV) " And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. " Let’s look at each power in detail: 1. The Spirit of the Lord This is the foundational presence of the Holy Spirit—the sovereign power of God that rests upon a person for divine assignment. It represents God’s anointing, approval, and presence. ...
A child is a blessing from God to the parents(psalm 127:3). A blessing worth more than earthy treasures, that the child’s birth and growth should be guided against all odds so the blessing would not turn into a curse.
Good parenting is not only providing all the basic needs of a child because being a parent requires a lot of sacrifices to raise a godly child in our perverted world. So, it takes a disciplined parent to raise a disciplined child.
That is why the Bible says in Proverbs 22:6 to “train up” and most parents are lacking in the area of training their children. Good training given to a child at its early stage is meant to keep such child on track throughout the days of its life, because what a child could not learn or be brought up with at its early age, do you think the child will learn when he grows older?
“Leave him alone, he is still a child when he grows up he will learn”. Some parents are fond of saying that when their child does something wrong and needs to be corrected immediately, not knowing they are indirectly spoiling the child. Correcting a child does not mean you do not love or care about the child’s well-being, rather you are saving the child from destruction.
Most of the time, a child is not trained because the child learns the wayward lifestyle from the parents. Parents are their children’s first role models and that is why parents must be mindful of the kind of life they live because they have a kid that looks up to them.
It is so shameful that a mother and daughter fight over a man. What about a teenager who was comfortably smoking and when she was confronted to know why she chose such kind of life at a young age, she said she learned from her father whenever she saw him smoking. So, my question is, what kind of role models are these parents to their kids? And what about you my dear reader, what kind of a role model are you to your kids?
What led to Samson’s death was his disobedience to his parents(Judges 14:3), but Samson should not be blamed for all of it because assuming he was not over-pampered he would have heeded his parent's advice.
There is what we call medicine after death. Do not wait till the child is older before you can train him/her to be responsible, start now before it becomes too late.
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