For family to be the first institution God established in the organized earth, it [family] has deteriorated, regressed and postulated. The original family consisted of father - in his role as teacher, provider and protector; mother - in her loving role as caregiver, comforter and nurturer; and children in their role as ... well ... children to be raised in the nuture and admonition of the Lord. Today, however, a large percentage of American families consist of single parents, children who are raised by their grandparents or other relatives, and numerous foster parents. What happened to the family institution God lovingly created so long ago?
The antebellum of slavery, the apostolic pensions of the Civil War, and the gruesome Post-traumatic stress effects of Vietnam and Dessert Storm, strung together with the revolutions, coming of age, liberation movements and sexual freedoms in the 1960s and 1970s, the family as a unit lost footage. But, the good news [GOSPEL] is that the plan for family has not changed. It is the same as it was in the beginning. What we MUST do is reinstitute, reinforce and return to the original plan. That strategic plan is written in the book of Ephesians in the holy bible beginning with chapter one and concluding with the source of power to stand in these last days in chapter six.
If you want to see a change.... you must have knowledge as we perish for the lack thereof!
Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincercity. Amen!
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Yes Lord indeed. Even Barack Obama, raised without a father, has spoken about the lack of fathers bringing up their children in this day and age, or men's lack of responsibility when it comes to family (he was really speaking towards black people, but it applies to all).
And even though, I'm still not sure about Obama's Christian stance on things (in that I know he's Christian, but I'm not sure how strong/sincere his faith is), I believe this: whether he realizes it or not, he's become an instrument of the Lord in speaking out on matters concerning family and poverty that have gone on unnoticed by most politicians for too long.
Whether he wins or not, things have to be said; things have to be aired out loud between blacks and whites that have been unspoken for too long. It's never too late to clear the air as they say.
This clearing of the air is just in time for the chastening of the Lord and His Blessed Return. Amen!
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