“Today many parents think the loving thing to do is let teenagers make their own decisions. But setting appropriate limits for our children is one of the most important responsibilities of parents. That’s real love.”
“Eli rebuked them, but they ignored him. In contrast, Samuel continued to grow in favour with God and man.” “The true authority of a parent does not come from blind love, it comes from a life that fears God.”
“God honours those honour him and disgraces those who despise him. So, God determined that the household of Eli, who had deemed his sons more precious than God, would fall. Fo we deem God more precious than our children, our knowledge, our possessions, and our power? If we have something we deem more precious than God, we must abandon it in order to live.”
“The most important lesson any child (or adult) has to learn is how to listen to and follow God wholeheartedly. That’s the ultimate reality check.”
“And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established as a prophet of the Lord.”(1 Samuel 3:19-20) “As such, the authority of the word does not come from position, but from a life that walks with God.”
