DON’T JUST SAY IT, ENFORCE IT!
Those whom the Lord loves He disciplines.
HEBREWS 12:6 NAS
The Bible asks: “What kind of father is it who doesn’t correct The his son?” Answer: “Not much of a father!”
We don’t know if that’s how Eli, the High Priest, got started with Hophni and Phinehas, his two sons. We simply read: “His sons made themselves vile, and he did not restrain them” (15a 3:13 NKJV). Perhaps Eli heard about the terrible things his sons were doing and said, “Now, boys, you know you shouldn’t do that.” And the boys said, “Yes, Daddy,” then went right back to defrauding the worshippers who came to the temple and seducing the women. The issue wasn’t that Eli didn’t tell his children the right things, it’s that he didn’t enforce what he was telling them. No doubt you don’t know of any parents who tell their kids, “Go rob a bank; ten or twenty years in prison will do you good.” No, those parents probably said all the right things. A lot of prison inmates’ parents said the right things too. But what’s missing in so much well-intentioned parenting is enforcement. Eli was not enforcing the truth, he was only stating it. He didn’t pull his boys from their posts and strip them of their privileges. He let them keep doing it-while telling them they ought not to do it. Parent, don’t just say something, they enforce it something! If your children are going astray and you keep quiet, you’re sparing yourself and sacrificing them. The most caring thing you can do as a parent is to discipline your children in love. Are you ready to be a discipline parent to day?. Don’t just ponder about it,but be intentional about the warefare of your children. The Lord grant you all that it takes to be an obidient Children of God.Amen
