Christian Healing Ministry - Devotionals

Devotional for September 8, 2026

PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES

SCRIPTURE READING - 📖 Ephesians 6:4

“And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the LORD.”

Additional Verses

📖 Genesis 1:26-27; Ephesians 6:1-9; 2 Timothy 3: 10-17

During these difficult times, it is so important for parents to show love to their children. All fatherhood is derived from God our Father Who is in heaven. God the Father is the Creator, and Owner of everything that is seen and unseen. All fathers in this world were created by Him for the sole purpose of being stewards or caretakers of all that God has created. As a father therefore, you should make the Word of God your standard for life. God our Father, is our Provider, Nourisher and Protector. As a father therefore you must provide for your family. You must take care of your family as well as protect your family. It is your responsibility to train all members of your family in the ways of the LORD from whom you draw all your fatherhood. Proverbs 6:22 says, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Ephesians Chapter 6:4 says, “Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but to bring them up in the training and admonition of the LORD.” You must know that children are a blessing from God. God our Father never provokes any of His children at all but He is always providing for them, caring for them, correcting them as well as rebuking and protecting them. Proverbs 29:15 says, “The rod and rebuke give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.” In the same way, this should be your standard, train your children in the Godly way. Proverbs 13:24 says, “He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him, disciplines him promptly.” Also Proverbs 29:17 says, “Correct your son and he will give you rest, yes he will give delight to your soul.” By the way, Paul is not talking to those who are not yet born again but to parents who have received Jesus Christ as their LORD and Savior. This means therefore that your children must see Jesus Christ in your life and as they grow and they will also learn what it means to be a father or mother according to the will of God. An un-believer can and never fulfill the God-kind of fatherhood to his family. It is only when you are born again and full of the Spirit of the Father Himself that you will be able to manifest the God-kind of fatherhood to your family. In other words, without Jesus Christ in you, you can never fulfill the God-kind of parental responsibilities. For God the Father to be the standard for you in carrying out parental responsibilities, His Word in the Holy Bible must be your standard for living every day. The Word of God makes you a seasoned man of God just as Paul reminded Timothy in Timothy 3:16 when he says, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” When you have the Word of God in you, you will be able to teach your children as Deuteronomy Chapter 6:6-7 says, “And these words l command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lay down and when you rise up.” Therefore, fathers and mothers, you must raise your children in the way of the LORD. Alleluia!

Prayer

Dear LORD Jesus Christ, I thank You for giving me Your Spirit Who teaches me all things. May l be responsible for my duties and never to be irresponsible. In Jesus’ Mighty name I pray. Amen.