"Sowing and Reaping in our Families"
Phil Payne
“Cat's in the Cradle” is an example of sowing and reaping.
“One generation plants the tree and the next enjoys the shade” – Chinese proverb
A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up” (Galatians 6:7–9)
4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[a] 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. Deuteronomy 6:4-9
11 Command and teach these things. 12 Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you. 15 Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. 16 Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.
( I Timothy 4:11-16)
Be an ________________
Be committed to _________ ___________
Be __________________
- Pray with your family/spouse at mealtimes and before going to bed. Go to each of your children’s rooms and pray with and for them individually before they go to sleep.
- Bring your family to church weekly. Be the leader in this area. If needed, you be the one to wake up your family and help get them ready. Lead the charge in bringing your family to corporate worship.
- Lead a weekly family devotional time. Read the Bible. Memorize Scripture.
