21/04/2022
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*PARENTAL NEGLIGENCE*
A shepherd has a single duty: to take care of the flock of sheep put in his care. In discharging his duties, he encounters a lot of challenges like harsh weather, wild animals and rough terrains but in all these, he always ensures that not one sheep gets lost or missing.
In the Gospel of Luke chapter 15 vs 4, Jesus told them this parable. "Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn't leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it? When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
If a shepherd can attach such importance to a sheep put under his care, how much more the children God has given us.
Our society is becoming a scary place for children.
Daily, they are exposed to all of manner of evil and to make matters worse, parents are always to busy to even know what their children are up to.
Recently, a video of underaged children having s*x surfaced on social media and as expected, it was met with different reactions from different quarters.
Blames were heaped on the teachers of the students, the school and social media but funny enough, no one really took time to apportion blames where it should be directed to: the home.
Charity begins at home.
The said video has served to expose the fact that parental negligence is at it's worst.
Career parents have chosen to neglect children that God put in their care in exchange for material things. Worse still, some parents even encourage despicable acts carried out by children.
The bible said in Matthew 18:6,
“If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea"
We don't just have a parental responsibility to our children, we also have a biblical mandate to bring them up in the ways of the Lord.
We need to become more intentional about parenting for the sake of the future generation.
We owe it to our children. We owe it to God. We owe it to ourselves. We owe it to the society.
OCOWORLD ❤️