Reconciliation During Lockdown Series

In my last sermon, Actually wanted to talk about the entire family but in that, I was only able to speak about husband and wife. But today will try to wrap up the subject, parents and children.

As millions of people shelter at home during the coronavirus pandemic, cases of domestic violence are rising rapidly in Russia, the United States, and elsewhere. Activists say victims face an untenable situation as they are forced into self-isolation with their abusers. The link is given in the below description, you can click on the link for more details. https://www.rferl.org/a/domestic-violence-quarantine-coronavirus/30553224.html

Families are complicated and therefore, there is no simple answer to whether the coronavirus lockdown is actually leading to the strengthening of relationships or not. First, it is important to acknowledge that families are also not the same across the board. For some people, families are the primary triggers of their mental health issues while some others are part of deeply abusive families. Thus, this lockdown becomes extremely dangerous for such individuals. The link also is given below for more information. https://www.google.com/amp/s/theprint.in/talk-point/is-indias-coronavirus-lockdown-leading-to-stress-in-families-or-strengthening-relationships/395405/%3famp

Today I will be speaking about parents and children responsibilities for a beautiful family. You get all the solutions for your unhealthy family but seems like we are more depending on psychiatrists, lawyers and boarding schools but not on the scriptures.

Now, even for   Christian families, the condition is the same and some times it's worse. Only very few families are living happily and the same applies to the so-called born again Christan families.

In India, so many migrant workers are choosing to walk back their home because in times of crisis you rely on your family. In spite of government request to stay back, still, they choose a family in time of crisis. This is an unprecedented situation, which makes you think about a lot of all that is important in life and if your family is that for you; one should make good use of the time we’re getting with them. They know during lockdown only the family can stand and understand them. To reach their families they are walking thousands of miles under a very hot sun. To reach the best place for them under this lockdown.    Unfortunately, I can not say the same thing for Christian families, not all of them neither few of them. Many families are struggling.

But as I was trying to diagnose the unhealthy families, we have briefly studied the problems of husband and wife and now let us see parents and children and try to diagnose them and write some prescriptions. Maybe through this quarantine, God has given us the opportunity to settle things down. Children can clarify all their bitterness, unforgiveness, irritation, anguish and need everything, dear children, please speak up. Same way parents without neglecting more days speak to your children about all your worries.

Many children are disregarding and ignoring their parents in their old age is because they have never been taught the family importance, significance and greatness. The church is failing to teach them, school education though I feel ashamed even mention it. They have been taught how to get first in education and in career and also how to acquire wealth, property and savings. But never about valuing the relationships.

We are in mess because we messed the order and ordinance. Now let us analyse parents and children responsibility

Genesis 1:28

Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

Before going deeper in the word let us looked to the Lord in prayer. ' Abba Father creator of heaven and earth and Creator of all the families, thank you for giving us one more opportunity to listen and correct and improve our relationships with each other in the families. Help us not only to be hearers only but also to be doers also, God we need your help, guidance and protection over our families. In Jesus name Amen.

Parents:

Then God blessed them - here them comprises both Adam and Eve, for they were going to be the parents of all mankind. First of all, God united them and institutionalised the marriage made it honourable. If the husband is the head of the family, the wife should be the backbone, knit together strongly. God blesses families, but he also will correct when you are failing in your responsibilities, commitments and obligations.

Let us try to sort it out one by one and write the prescriptions again

1) Be United not divided.

Mark 10:8-9

[8]and the two shall become one flesh’; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh.

[9]Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”