When Tommy was 11 years old, he knew the verse, “Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.” Ephesians 6:11Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. (Ephesians 6:1). But Tommy liked to swing on a gate in the basement of his house. Even when he had been told not to do it, he tried it once more. The gate swung open. What a nice ride it was! Then . . . SMASH! . . . the ride ended when Tommy’s toe hit the wall.
How it hurt! His disobeying could not be hidden. During the night his toe hurt so much he couldn’t sleep. The next day his parents had to take him to the hospital where the toenail was removed.
Although Tommy is a grown man now, he still has trouble with that toe. It continues to remind him that we don’t get away with it when we disobey.
You boys and girls who know the Lord Jesus as your Saviour, do you want to do something that will please Him? Here is something any boy or girl can do for the Lord Jesus: “Children, obey your parents.” (Do you remember where this verse is found?)
ML-01/30/1994