Obedience

Do you know what obedience is? It is when you do something that’s been asked of you. It’s when you obey! But, I’d like to add that it’s doing what’s been asked of you right away and with a happy heart. I’m sure you and your parents talk about obeying pretty often. I know we do around our house! And there’s a reason for us talking about it so much. It’s because learning to obey your mom and dad or any other adult that’s in charge is SO important.

Why? Well, because God told us it was important! Ephesians 6:1 says, “children, obey your parents in the Lord for this is right.” That verse makes it clear that obeying your parents is what the Lord WANTS us to do. The Bible tells us that obeying our parents is the RIGHT thing to do. It’s not asking us whether or not we FEEL like obeying or if we agree with what’s being asked of us. Ephesians 6:1 says, “obey your parents in the Lord for this is right.”

But, second of all, obeying your parents is helping you learn how to obey the Lord, which is also super important.

Think about this for a second….take your favorite Bible story. What is your favorite Bible story right now? Or maybe just a story that pops in to your head. I bet there is someone in that story that obeyed or disobeyed the Lord. Obedience….or disobedience….is in every story of the Bible! Think about it.

Adam and Eve disobeyed and were kicked out of the garden.

Noah obeyed and built the ark.

Abraham obeyed and was blessed with a huge family.

Moses obeyed even though others around him didn’t.

The story of the Israelite people is a rollercoaster of obedience and disobedience.

King David himself mostly obeyed the Lord but definitely had his moments of disobeying.

Even Jesus obeyed the Lord. Yeah! Philippians 2:8 tells us that he was obedient to death – even death on a cross. Meaning, that’s what God had asked him to do and he did it! He obeyed.

What about people in the Bible like John the Baptist or the disciples or Paul? They all have stories of obedience to the Lord.

I could keep going, but I think you see the point. Obedience is SO SO important the Lord!

So let’s practice and get really good at obeying our parents because that means that we will be able to better obey the Lord!

Here are some questions to talk about. Remember, there’s no wrong answer, so don’t overthink it! The point is to get conversation flowing:

1.     What does it mean to obey?

2.     Why is it sometimes hard or difficult to obey what we’ve been told?

3.     Tell me about someone in the Bible who either obeyed or disobeyed.

Let’s practice our verse together one last time. You can repeat after me. “Children, obey your parents in the Lord for this is right.” Ephesians 6:1

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