Title
As Obedient Children
Scripture
Thus says the Lord… “Because you have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father…Jonadab… shall not lack a man to stand before Me forever.”
(Jeremiah 35:18-19)
Devotional
Here we find the strong influence of a loving, godly father. Jonadab’s children would not violate the commandments of their father even in the house of the Lord. They were given wine to drink which their father had forbidden, and they would not drink it. They stood firm and would not transgress the name of their father. They fulfilled the commandment to honor your father and mother. God commended their obedience, and used them as an example of faithfulness to the rest of the nation of Israel. There is power in obedient children. It is for this reason that the scriptures declare, “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.” And, “Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord.” Therefore, as parents we are to be careful with how we direct our children, and as children we are to be heedful of our parents direction.