Proverbs 1:8-9 — Parent Presents!

READ THIS: Proverbs 1:8-9

8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. 9 They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.

WHAT’S THIS MEAN, ANYWAY?

Calling all children (plot twist... even parents are children too)!!! We have another reminder from God's word to not only listen to our parents' teaching, but to remember it! But what's all this stuff about garlands and chains?

If you didn't know, garlands and chains, especially during this time, were often gifts given by parents to their children. Solomon, the guy who wrote this was a king! If he wanted to give a special gift to his son or daughter, it could look like a nice garland to be worn on their head or a chain to be worn around their neck. 

In the same way, instruction from our parents (both the things they have done right and wrong) are gifts that are given to us! But, like any gift we are given, we get to decide if we will accept the gift or not. We can choose to learn from our parents' advice, so we should learn to accept the gift with a grateful heart!

THINK ABOUT IT:

1. What is the best piece of advice you received from one of your parents (funny or serious)?!

2. Is it hard to listen to your parents all the time? What area(s) in your life can you get better at doing that?
 
TRY THIS:
 
Take some time this weekend to actually thank your parents for the help and advice they give you!

Comments

  1. AnonymousJune 11, 2023 at 5:42 AM

    Advice from my mom: Don’t try to be your harshest critic. The whole world is already trying to be the that. Advice from my dad: drive like everyone on the road is out to get you.
    Gotten me far!! And that’s just the first things that popped to my mind

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Galatians 2:1-5 — Marathon Training

R EAD THIS:  Galatians 2:1-5 1 Then after fourteen years, I went up again to Jerusalem, this time with Barnabas. I took Titus along also. 2 I went in response to a revelation and, meeting privately with those esteemed as leaders, I presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. I wanted to be sure I was not running and had not been running my race in vain. 3 Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek. 4 This matter arose because some false believers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves. 5 We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you.   WHAT’S THIS MEAN, ANYWAY? Yesterday, we learned about how Paul went to Jerusalem and shared the incredible things Jesus did, but today, we are hearing about Paul's second time visiting Jerusalem... 14 years later. Paul talks about a bunch of things that happened ...
Read more

Luke 8:19-21 — Jesus's Fam!

R EAD THIS:  Luke 8:19-21 19 Now Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but they were not able to get near him because of the crowd. 20 Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.” 21 He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice.” WHAT’S THIS MEAN, ANYWAY? Ummmm, hold up, is Jesus dissing on His family here? I mean, I know He is God's Son and all, but at first glance, this passage makes it seem like He is kind of hating on His family! However, if we really look into this passage, it's actually a lot more about us than it is about the family of Jesus.  In case you forgot, the last few passages have features Jesus telling and explaining different parables to a large crowd as well as His disciples. Clearly, the crowd has gotten so large that Mary and Jesus's brothers (yes... Jesus had brothers!) couldn't even reach Him. When someone told Jesus "hey dude, your fam is here an...
Read more

WELCOME BACK! Hebrews Introduction

WELCOME BACK TO DEEPLY ROOTED!!! Greetings fellow Bible readers and Jesus journey-ers! We're stoked to get back in the swing of things with y'all. For any new readers, this section would usually be where our handful of Bible verses will be. The section below would break down what in the world the verses mean. Then, there are some debrief questions for you to dive deeper and an application point. A new addition this year is the Song of the Week! We'll share a song that ties into the theme of the next few verses...if you gaze ahead and have song suggestions, comment below or text! HEBREWS INTRODUCTION: As with any book of the Bible, different Biblical scholars say different things about this letter, but we'll tell you the most probable take. So here it is: Hebrews is a letter written to a group of Jews who were being persecuted for deciding to follow Jesus. It is a letter to encourage them and to show that Jesus truly is the best person to follow despite how hard it was g...
Read more