Imagine you went out on the road and ignored all the road signs, the red traffic lights, and the speed limits; and you drove on the wrong side of the road and ignored "No Entry" signs.
Imagine you ignored to file your Tax Return, and ignored other legislation.
Imagine you lived your own way, by your own rules, and ignored everyone else.
It won't le long before you're in front of a judge in Court.
Any society, if it is to remain a collective society, has laws; and these laws or rules must be obeyed if that society is to remain intact.
God gave His people instructions and rules through the prophets as recorded in the books of the Old Testament. The most well known set of rules are the Ten Commandments, and they have been broken and ignored ever since they were written.
Over the years, many generations in many lands have set their own rules and these have been obeyed or not and suffered the consequences. Society cannot survive under the rule of law unless individuals want to submit and obey that law.
The first place to learn obedience is in the family.
Parents must set the example by being obedient themselves, first to God's Commandments and then to those of the society in which they live.
They should teach obedience to their children through gentle correction and ensuring that their own rules towards their children do not lead to resentment and rebellion by being too harsh or unfair and unjust.
Obedience, like many other qualities, is learnt at the earliest stage in life. Ideally in the family.
In recent times many people have distanced themselves from God and His Commandments. The family, as the nucleus of society has been devalued. Marriages, divorces, separations and casual relationships are seen as just normal phases in one's life. Is it any wonder that ... ... ...
...many ignore what have been the norms of life.
ReplyDeleteSadly, you are right Tom. God bless you.
DeleteYou have written a very interesting post, one which I enjoyed reading. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you Denise for your visit here. Please call again soon. God bless.
DeleteGreat post! Life is easy when everyone follows the rules. No one should be above the law. Take care, enjoy your weekend.
ReplyDeleteIndeed Eileen, there are many who wish to be above the law. God bless you.
DeleteYou are so right and your last paragraph really nailed it.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Brian, for your kind comment. God bless you.
DeleteI always say that I would not want to be brought up in these times, as these days I see young children in pushchairs with modern technological gadgets, growing up in times when parental guidance is not the norm. I loved the times of my young childhood with two loving parents. God bless.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is a difficult time and many parents just do not know how to raise children into good citizens.
DeleteGod bless you, Brenda.
Sadly you are so correct about the division between God and his children, the Ten Commandments are so important in my life, I am not perfect but hope that following the Commandments will let me enter Heaven, I have many frineds that say they do not have to go to Church to believe in God, wow that is so amazing to me that someone would feel that way, yes it does start in the home, but I see so many young adults and children in Church and no parents with them, then I see parents that have said I did not want to wake my child to go to Church because they had a late night, i think of all the late nights Jesus must have spent with the people that followed him, I bet he never said I will see you in the morning.
ReplyDeleteThank-you Victor for and amazing post.
Also thank-you for visiting and commenting on my bBlog.
Catherine <")))>
Times have certainly changed and sadly too many people do not see God as important in their lives or the lives of their children. He steps aside and let's us get on with it.
DeleteGod bless you, Catherine.
When you take God out of the equation, no society can prosper. That's been a huge issue over here in the States, and our elections are more important than ever this year. Blessings, Victor!
ReplyDeleteAmen. As I said, Martha, God is taken away from many peoples' lives; they believe they don't need Him.
DeleteGod bless.
Spot on, my friend. Somedays I grow so discouraged, but have to remind myself (that) God is ultimately in control. We just need to walk the walk.
ReplyDeleteYes; me too, Mevely. I often look around me at the state of the world and I tend to despair. I shouldn't of course because God is always in control.
DeleteGod bless you, my friend.
People live by their own rules and if others don't like it, you can go to hell and they probably will.
ReplyDeleteTrue, they are sleep-walking into hell.
DeleteGod bless you, Bill.
So true!!!
ReplyDeleteGod bless, K.
DeleteLove always, ❤️
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God bless, CM.
DeleteWhen the proper fear of God has been lost, hope for society is lost.
ReplyDeleteAmen Mimi. God bless you.
DeleteExcellent message, Victor. We all need rules. When we obey them, we are doing good for ourselves and our world.
ReplyDeleteI agree Barbara. God bless you.
DeleteAn interesting read Victor, thank you.
ReplyDeleteYes, we do all need rules, and we all need to be aware of what is right and what is wrong ... sadly these rules at times seem to be getting forgotten, or not adhered too.
All the best Jan
A society that becomes unruly will soon break down into chaos. God bless, Jan.
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