Your house cannot be in order when your children are in disorder. Yes, children are blessings, joy, future, hope and arrows in the hands of their parents, but that is only when they are well educated, disciplined, godly and focused. But when they are undisciplined, untrained, or without God, they can turn into pain, regret, nightmares, shame, and the ruin of their families and society. We are expected to do our best to help our children become responsible members of the home and society, including proper and fundamental training at home, a good education, monitoring their activities, relationships and development. , giving them a solid godly foundation. and most importantly, live an exemplary life. Yes, they look at us. They listen more to our actions than to our sermons. They believe more in how you live than in what you say. So, we must always teach them by example; Do what we say, otherwise they too will become hardened and hypocritical like us or even worse. If we fail at all or any of these, then we must prepare to reap all the negative results and heartache that will follow. A rebellious or undisciplined child can bring so much pain, stain, shame, tears, heartbreak, and even curses to their families. How are you training your children? Are you paying attention to all its details? Invest quality time, resources, word and prayer in them now. Get your house in order before it’s too late for you.

Look at the priest Eli’s family in the Bible. His two sons Ophni and Phinehas caused so much pain to the man and the nation of Israel. His actions led to his own destruction, the death of his father, the loss of the priesthood and generational causes to his family, the defeat of the entire nation, and even the capture and desecration of the great Ark of the Covenant. My God! So much pain? May your carelessness, indifference not cost you so much in the name of Jesus! They were called rogues and you know what it means for the word of God to directly call someone a scoundrel or a scoundrel. That must be serious. They were all wrong. These guys were stealing from men and from God. They will force the worshipers to part with their meat offering, they took chosen parts and even God’s portion. I mean the God who owns the sacrifice. And the worst thing was that they slept with the women who came to worship in the house of God. Jesus Christ! One of my sons exclaimed: “Jesus Christ of Nazareth!” Did they do all this? You know there are some who have no respect for anything. They do not fear God or men. God is patient and that is why most people take it for granted. If you know what some people do, what happens in some of our homes and offices, you will shake and vomit. And the worst thing is that some of these things are done by the carelessness of some parents or with their tacit approval.

I mean, don’t you see some of the parents who directly or indirectly encourage their children in immorality, criminality, and other forms of evil? Some parents know that their children live in prostitution, immorality, or that they are not comfortable explaining the source of their income, but those parents will keep quiet or even encourage them. Some will take or fight for the benefits of such acts. Look around you and you will see many of them. Or do you want to talk about those who are in the fraud, the cult, the drugs, etc.? In fact, parents now encourage their children to move out and “get the riches” like everyone else. They will celebrate you. Woe to you if you ever try to remind them that you are waiting on God. Priest Eli took a long time to speak out against what his sons were doing, and worse, he didn’t do enough to stop them. And unfortunately it consumed them all. If you don’t take responsibility for your children and others now, the repercussions and the effects will surely hurt you, society, or those close to you again. God sent a prophet to warn Eli, and when he sent young Samuel back to him, it was already getting very late and yet the atrocities continued. God will not wait for you forever. No! Now the terrible Judgment Chamber!

Hear the punishment. The priesthood was removed from Eli’s house. A generational curse of premature death was also activated. They will always die young. No elder or woman will be found in his lineage. My God! Then, as we mentioned earlier, the nation of Israel was twice defeated and enslaved. Israel lost more than 40,000 men in those battles with the Philistines. The precious and impregnable ark of God was seized by the enemies. Can you close it? Eli and his recalcitrant sons died. You know they thought they could prank God. When they lost the first battle, they ran to find the Ark and took it to the next battle, but the enemy defeated them again and they also captured the Ark. God cannot be deceived. You will always reap what you sow. When you live in sin and disobedience, the real presence of God leaves you and you begin to wallow in empty security, boasting, tradition, false hope, and security that will completely perfect your fall, failure, and punishment. The enemy did not capture God but his false hope and foolishness. Remember that the rampant sins of Eli’s sons brought all these calamities. Now, how are you raising your children? What are you doing to ensure that you turn them towards God and make them responsible members of the family and society? Are you sure you’ve done enough? God said that Eli did not do enough simply by passively, verbally, and gently rebuking his children. Hope you are very firm. Fight with all your might and start on time. It is about lives, death, destinies, name, legacy, and generations. Everything we have is worth fighting for. We will continue next week. God bless you!

Gabriel is the author of the books / audiobooks: Power of Midnight Prayer, Receive Your Healing, Breaking Generational Curses: Claiming Your Freedom, Never Again !, I Shall Not Die, Move Forward and many others https://www.amazon.com / s? I = stripbooks & rh = p_27% 3AGabriel + Agbo & s = relevancerank & text = Gabriel + Agbo & ref = dp_byline_sr_book_1