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A Reward For Obedience Contributed by Michael Stark on Jan 17, 2020 (message contributor) Summary: Children are a divine blessing. Contemporary views depreciate the blessing of children, but even a cursory review of the Word reveals that children are a blessing from the hand of the Lord. Children are given to those with whom He is pleased. “These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his household: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. All the descendants of Jacob were seventy persons; Joseph was already in Egypt. Then Joseph died, and all his brothers and all that generation. But the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them. “Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. And he said to his people, “Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us. Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and, if war breaks out, they join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land.” Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with heavy burdens. They built for Pharaoh store cities, Pithom and Raamses. But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And the Egyptians were in dread of the people of Israel. So they ruthlessly made the people of Israel work as slaves and made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and brick, and in all kinds of work in the field. In all their work they ruthlessly made them work as slaves. Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, “When you serve as midwife to the Hebrew women and see them on the birthstool, if it is a son, you shall kill him, but if it is a daughter, she shall live.” But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live. So the king of Egypt called the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this, and let the male children live?” The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.” So God dealt well with the midwives. And the people multiplied and grew very strong. And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.” The Faith of Christ the Lord too often is reduced to irrelevance among modern evangelicals. Participants in the services of the churches are focused to a dismaying extent on fulfilling their own desires. Seeking to feel fulfilled and satisfied about their own condition, they fail to seek God or to discover what pleases Him. Without doubt, we have adopted many ideas and concepts which have their roots in the world, bringing them into our efforts to worship God. Thus, we are confused about how we should live as Christians and we are thus unable to please God. Reflecting the attitude of the world, Christians often view children as a burden. I inherited a “children’s church” in a former pastorate. Children’s church can be a blessing, but the ministry is demanding. Dedicated servants willing to instruct children do grow weary. Staffing that “special time” for the children became a problem, so I recommended to the leadership that we should consider doing away with the programme, instead encouraging parents to introduce their own children to worship. One prominent leader within the church vehemently objected, stating that if he was required to bring his eight-year-old son into the service, his family would immediately begin to attend elsewhere. He was insistent that his “worship” must not be disturbed by the presence of his child. The child was a distraction to what he considered to be really important—his “ME” time. Dear people, the most important task in worship is for a parent to instruct their own children how to worship. Modern worldly attitudes must be contrasted to the expectation of parents that is presented in the Word of God. The LORD instructed Moses, “Gather the people to me, that I may let them hear my words, so that they may learn to fear me all the days that they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children so” [DEUTERONOMY 4:10]. This command is iterated when God commands, “You shall teach [the words that I give] to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise” [DEUTERONOMY 6:7]. Again, this command anticipates what God would communicate soon after. “You shall teach [My words] to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise” [DEUTERONOMY 11:19]. Parents are responsible to instruct their children. Though a Sunday School, or a children’s church, or a youth programme can be an adjunct to parental instruction in righteousness, it is the parents’ responsibility to teach their own children. The church is not responsible to rescue children when parents fail to fulfil their God-given responsibility. Assuredly, refusal to accept responsibility for educating our children religiously is a serious blot on the life of modern evangelicals, but our tendency to view children with disdain is more disturbing still. God rewards those who please Him by giving children to grace the home. I am compelled to emphasise this truth again by repeating it for you: God rewards those who please Him by giving children. Related Media SermonCentral Preaching Slide SermonCentral Preaching Slide SermonCentral Preaching Slide
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प्रस्थान अध्याय 1 याकूबले आफ्ना छोराहरूसित मिश्रदेशतिर यात्रा गरे अनि तिनका प्रत्येक छोरोसित आफ्नो-आफ्नो परिवार थिए। इस्राएलका छोराहरू यिनीहरू नै हुन्, 2 रूबेन, शिमोन, लेवी, यहूदा, 3 इस्साकार, जबूलून, बिन्यामीन, 4 दान, नप्ताली, गाद र आशेर। 5 याकूबका आफ्नै परिवारका जम्मा सन्तानहरू सत्तरी जना थिए। यूसुफ याकूबका बाह्रजना छोराहरू मध्ये एकजना थिए (तर तिनी पहिलेदेखि नै मिश्रमा थिए।) 6 यूसुफ, उनका दाज्यू-भाइहरू अनि त्यस पुस्ताका सबै मानिसहरूको मृत्यु भयो। 7 तर इस्राएलका मानिसहरूका धेरै बाल-बच्चाहरू थिए अनि तिनीहरूका सन्तान बढि नै रहे। इस्राएलका मानिसहरू शक्तिशाली भए र इस्राएलीहरूले नै मिश्र देश भरियो। 8 तब नयाँ राजाले मिश्रदेशमा शासन गर्न थाले। त्यो राजाले यूसुफलाई चिन्दैन थिए। 9 त्यो राजाले आफ्ना मानिसहरूलाई भने, “इस्राएलका मानिसहरूलाई हेर, तिनीहरू विशाल संख्यामा छन् र हामीभन्दा बलिया पनि छन्। 10 यी इस्राएलीहरूको संख्या वृद्धिमा अंकुशे लगाउन हामीले केही योजनाहरू बनाउनु पर्छ। यदि हामीसित कसैले लडाइँ गरे यी इस्राएलीहरू शत्रु पक्षपट्टि लाग्न सक्छन्। अनि तिनीहरूले हामीलाई जितेर हामीबाट उम्कन सक्छन्।” 11 मिश्रीहरूले इस्राएलीहरूको जीवन कष्टपूर्ण पार्ने निर्णय गरे। यसर्थ मिश्रीहरूले इस्राएलीहरूमाथि कमारा-स्वामीहरू नियुक्त गरे। ती स्वामीहरूले फिरऊनको निम्ति पिताम र रामसेस शहरहरू बनाउन ती इस्राएलीहरूलाई जोर लगाए। राजाले यी शहरहरू अन्न र अरू चीजहरू राख्न प्रयोग गरे। 12 मिश्रीहरूले इस्राएलीहरूलाई कठिन-कठिन कामहरू गर्न लगाउन थाले, तर जति तिनीहरूलाई काममा लगाइन्थ्यो त्यति नै तिनीहरूको संख्या बढथ्यो अनि फैलिन्थे। अनि मिश्रीहरू इस्राएलीहरूसंग अझै डराउन थाले। 13 यसर्थ तिनीहरूलाई मिश्रीहरूले अझ कठिन कामहरू गर्न लगाए। 14 मिश्रीहरूले इस्राएलीहरूको जीवन कठिन बनाइ दिए। मिश्रीहरूले इस्राएलीहरूलाई ईंटा र त्यसको मसला बनाउँने जस्ता कठिन काम गर्न वाध्य गराए। तिनीहरूलाई खेतमा पनि कठिन काम गर्न वाध्य गराए। तिनीहरूलाई खेतमा पनि कठिन कामहरू गर्न जोर दिए। तिनीहरूले गर्ने प्रत्येक काममा नै इस्राएलीहरूलाई सह्रै कठिन अप्ठयारोमा पारे। 15 हिब्रू स्त्रीहरूले नानी जन्माउने समयमा हेरचाह गर्ने त्यहाँ दुइजना सुँडेनीहरू थिए। तिनीहरूको नाउँ शिप्रा र पूआ थियो। मिश्रदेशका राजाले ती दुइ सुँडेनीसंग कुरा गरे। 16 राजाले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “जब तिमीहरूले एउटा हिब्रू स्त्रीहरूलाई नानी जन्माउनमा सहायता गर्नेछौ, यदि छोरी जन्मिछे भने उसलाई बाँच्न देऊ। तर यदि छोरा जन्मिछ भने तब त्यसलाई अवश्य मारिदेऊ।” 17 तर ती सुँडेनीहरूले परमेश्वरलाई सम्मान गर्थे। यसकारण तिनीहरूले राजाको हुकुम पालन नगरी, जन्मेका बालकहरूलाई बाँच्न दिए। 18 तब राजाले ती सुँडेनीहरूलाई बोलाए र तिनीहरूलाई भने, “तिमीहरूले यस्तो किन गर्यौ? तिमीहरूले बालकहरूलाई किन बाँच्न दियौ? यसो किन गर्यौ?” 19 सुँडेनीहरूले फिरऊनलाई उत्तर दिए, “महाराज! हिब्रू स्त्रीहरू मिश्री स्त्रीहरूभन्दा ज्यादै बलिया छन्। हामीहरू तिनीहरूलाई सहायता गर्न पुग्नअघिनै नानी जन्माइसकेका हुन्छन्।” 20 परमेश्वर सुँडेनीहरूसित खुशी हुनुहुन्थ्यो, यसकारण परमेश्वर तिमीहरू प्रति राम्रो हुनुहुन्थ्यो, उहाँले तिनीहरूलाई आफ्नै परिवारहरू बनाउने अनुमति दिनुभयो। हिब्रू मानिसहरूका धैरे नानीहरू हुँदै गए अनि तिनीहरू साह्रै शक्तिशाली भए। 22 यसकारण राजा फिरऊनले आफ्ना सबै मानिसहरूलाई आदेश दिए, “सबै बालिकाहरूलाई बाँच्न देऊ। तर जब प्रत्येक पल्ट बालक जन्मन्छ तिमीहरूले उसलाई नील नदीमा अवश्यै फ्याँक्नु पर्छ।”