There is one thing that happens in every family – members share responsibility. Each member of the family has a different role. We don’t ask toddlers to go and earn a living. The grandparents, the father, the mother, the children, infants – everyone has a role, and it works together for the good of the whole family.
In our recent Sabbath School we looked at the advice given by apostle John – different to the fathers, different to the young man, different to children (1st John 2:13-14). If you look at the church through a different metaphor – the Body – each member, the eyes, ears, hands, feet, has a different function.
In a dysfunctional family the members do not carry their responsibilities. Parents either neglect their children or worship them, not giving them training, comfort and guidance.
The household of God is a functional family, for the Holy Spirit distributes functions as he pleases. There are older men and women who have know the Lord for a long time, and whose responsibility is to mentor younger brothers and sisters. These responsibilities are not positional or hierarchical, but organic, and they operate by the respect of spiritual life.
The young generation bring excitement and strength, they inject zeal and energy, as older generation provides stability.
Consider your role, your function in our Church Family. Are you functioning according to the place God has for you? If you are newborn believer – are you listening obediently to advice and discipline? If you have grown in the Lord – are you mentoring others? Discover your calling!
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