The most confusing / appalling aspect to me of this world of woe is parental neglect. And that encompasses both the physical and emotional. For I cannot fathom why any parent would behave this way towards their children except under the circumstances of being either mentally ill or of a dramatically low intelligence quotient.
Children are a gift from God. They represent our future. They are our legacy in so many ways. These facts are what keep me befuddled as to why any sane, of average (or better) intelligence parent wouldn't make their children's well being of top priority.
For this is what God does for his children. The Bible is clear about that.
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Therefore, as our Heavenly Father, does he teach us to be
- Independent thinkers?
- Brown nosers?
- Fatalistic?
No. No. And no.
Christianity is rooted in the notion of being reborn, and the catalyst for that rebirth is faith. Faith gifted to us from God.
What's the significance of rebirth within Christiandom?
Procedurally, it symbolizes moving from orphan to adopted sons / daughters of our Heavenly Father by being clothed in righteousness. Righteousness that was purchased for us through the death and resurrection of Jesus, God's son.
Righteousness is the sovereign, perfected will of our Heavenly Father. In other words, think of it as the most perfect diamond on planet Earth. Flawless.
Therefore, our Heavenly Father is the perfect parent. Perfectly nurturing. Perfectly loving. Perfect.
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As a biological parent (dad), I'm fortunate to have three daughters. One of which is lasering towards young adulthood as she (here recently) entered into her collegiate career. It is my hope that she'll eventually become independent of me and her mother, and go on to do work that's in line with God's will for her. Perhaps she'll stay single or marry. Nonetheless, as she continues to mature forward, her mother and I are expecting her to lean in less and less towards us as her parents.
This is the complete opposite of what our Heavenly Father wants of us as his children.
He has no interest in us becoming independent of him or to rely on anything other than him for every good thing. Nor does he want us to focus on anything other than the present day (& all of its worries).
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In closing, what about everyone around us? Whether it's other Christians or pagan, what is our responsibility towards them?
To serve. To go the extra mile. And pray for their salvation as well. And we do this out of love that was first shown to us by our Heavenly Father.
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