Children see, children do.

Children see, children do. We all know that we are supposed to be good role models for our kids in the hopes that they will be good people, too.

Philippians 3:17 Join with others in following my example, brothers, and take note of those who live according to the pattern we gave you.

Jesus is without a doubt the most influential person who has ever lived on this earth. He never led a nation, never commanded an army, and never wrote a book, yet today, Jesus is the lightning rod that guides and divides the world. Jesus not only taught us what to do, he did these things himself. In Matthew 6:5-8 Jesus teaches his disciples how to pray, and there are several examples of Jesus following through as an example.  We see in Mark 1:35, “Jesus rose early and went to a lonely place to pray”. He often referred to God as “The Father” and us as “children”. In Matthew 19:14 Jesus allowed children to disrupt his busy day at a time children were considered property. Jesus knew we need to raise the aware­ness of all adults that re­spon­si­bil­i­ty for chil­dren’s well-​be­ing goes be­yond par­ents and family.

Jesus was a great example to people as he showed us how to “honour thy mother and father”. According to the Bible, while Jesus was on the cross, he told John to take care of His mother Mary, telling him that she was to be treated as if she were his mother and she was to consider John as her son. That is a good example making sure that His mother was taken care of by someone He trusted.

He showed us how to sacrifice and to help other by healing, physically, emotionally and spiritually of those around him.  He fed the starving, healed the sick, and said "Love thy Neighbour". I think it is clear that Jesus believed that moral conduct depended on an internal commitment and interest in being good.

Jesus knew that all adults have an influence on each other within their community and that they can make a difference to children's wellbeing.  His behavior was constant and is a good reminder for us all to be better versions of ourselves.

 Prayer-

Dear Father, I am blessed today to be one of your children. Let us remember that as children see, children do. As adults we are not just ambassadors of our respective cultures, but also ambassadors to a younger generation.

Amen.

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