This week at Camp Outlook we were talking about our families…and much to the children’s chagrin, we talked about why God commands us to obey our parents.
Families are powerful. God’s understands it, we need to understand it as well.
The Power Of Family.
My kids love the new Charlie an the Chocolate Factory movie. At the end of the new version of the movie it adds a few scenes that were not in the original movie. For me these last few scenes made the movie so much more powerful than the original movie with Gene Wilder. It really drove home that the four kids and their parents who didn’t make it out of the factory misunderstood one thing. The power of family.
Charlie didn’t have all the things that the other kids had but he had so much more. He had a family that loved him enough to believe in him and give him boundaries to keep him safe.
Family is God’s idea. He created it to be a vehicle to show His power and love. When functioning well, it is a shining beacon on a hill. But we must teach our kids self-control, right priorities; we must refrain from giving our kids everything they want while giving them proper boundaries and teaching them to respect their elders.
Family is important. We must never forget the power of family. We are bombarded daily by so many things that call themselves important but really aren’t. The spouse and/or kids God has given you are your main assignment. You only get one shot. Make the most of it.
At Outlook we strive to partner with parents in raising their children to know God and to love God. This weekend is an example of that partnership. During church on Sunday we will be having the Parent/Child Dedication. A time where parents (with their family) step forward before God, their family, and the church as they dedicate themselves to raise their children in a home that honors Jesus Christ as Lord, to be a part of our larger church family, to teach our children God’s Word, to guard them, guide them, and love them into a life-changing relationship with Jesus Christ. And God has commanded us as a church to support these families, so we will promise to support and partner with the parents as we love their children into a life-changing relationship with Jesus Christ.
Thanks, Brian. I didn’t like the new movie as well as the original one with Gene Wilder. Being from an earlier generation is probably key to my dislike. I did, however, like the ending that you spoke of for the same reasons. It hit home for me!
Thanks for all you do, say and believe on bahalf of our kids @ Camp Outlook!
I found it interesting that Johnny Depp had never seen the original before they made the remake.