Jesus is the Standard December 22, 2007
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As I am finishing out my year of reading the Bible once again using the M’Cheyne Bible reading program, I am currently in 2 Chronicles and taking another trip through all of the accounts of the kings of Israel and Judah (although Chronicles if more of a focus on the southern kingdom). Something hit me this morning as I was in chapter 26 where once again the chronicler says that the next king, the son of the former king, “did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that his father had done.” And the trend seems to be that the young kind will often start off walking in the ways of the Lord, but then turn to evil in his later days.
I was thinking about how important it is as parents to not set ourselves up as the standard for our children. We need to make sure that our children understand that we are sinners as they are and make plenty of mistakes. We need to be open about our mistakes and repentant of them, so our children can see and learn. Too often we want to mask our faults to our children because we think they will not respect us if we are not perfect. In doing so, we miss the opportunity to point them to the One who is perfect and paid for all of our sin. It is is Jesus who we ought to follow and walk in the ways of.
May we use this Christmas season to humble ourselves under the tiny baby in the manger as our Lord and Savior. May our children know we too are sinners saved by grace who must go to the throne of mercy every day. And may we point to Jesus as the One to ultimately pattern ourselves after.
Looking to Jesus,
Erin
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It is the biggest concern of parents is to see their children follow in their footsteps of faith.