Adam on Parenting

Adam, a first-time father, looked down at his newborn son with love. Adam and his wife had made mistakes in the past and suffered greatly for it, but this child, their firstborn, was a chance to start fresh. The new family didn’t have the support of friends or relatives, but they did their best, and figured it out as they went along.

When the family was blessed with another son a few years later, they were so grateful to the Lord, and excited to watch their boys grow and play together. The family of four worked hard, loved God, and they were in it together. 

Sometimes, though, the sins of our past have a way of catching up with us.

When Adam and Eve disobeyed God and were banished from the Garden of Eden, they plunged the world into sin. They couldn’t have known at the time just how far-reaching the consequences of this event would be for their family—that their son Cain would one day grow jealous of his brother Abel’s favor in the eyes of the Lord, and commit the very first murder.

Adam, the first man and very first human father, has much to teach today’s fathers about the consequences of our actions and the absolute necessity of obeying God. 

Micah 6:8 says, “What does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”

Lessons we can learn from Adam include:

Obedience:

God wants us to freely obey Him, to trust Him, and to submit to His love. A man who follows and obeys the Lord can be a child’s first example of obedience.

Integrity:

Fathers with integrity know that nothing is hidden from God’s sight. Even when no one is around, God sees our actions; men with integrity act accordingly. 

Responsibility:

Godly fathers take responsibility for their own failures and shortcomings, rather than blaming others for their mistakes. The ability to accept responsibility is not a show of weakness, but a sign of strength.

Let’s pray.

Heavenly Father, Adam, the first human father, had no blueprint for fatherhood. Thank you for the wisdom and knowledge we can glean from fathers before us in your Holy Word, the Bible. Uphold fathers, Lord, and open their eyes to your love, and your good plan for their family. Give them the support they need to follow you, and to humbly obey your commands. In Jesus’ name, amen.

 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Adam, a first-time father, looked down at his
newborn son with love.
Adam and his wife had mademistakes in the past and
suffered greatly for it, butthis child, their firstborn, was
a chance to start fresh.
The new family didn't have thesupport of friends or relatives,
but they did their best andthey figured it out as they went
along.
When the family was blessedwith another son a few years

(00:23):
later, they were so grateful tothe Lord and excited to watch
their boys grow and playtogether.
The family of four worked hard,loved God, and they were in it
together.
Sometimes, though, the sins ofour past have a way of catching
up with us.
When Adam and Eve disobeyed Godand were banished from the
Garden of Eden, they plunged theworld into sin.

(00:45):
They couldn't have known at thetime just how far reaching the
consequences of this event wouldbe for their family, that their
son Cain would one day growjealous of his brother Abel's
favor in the eyes of the Lordand commit the very first murder
.
Adam, the first man and veryfirst human father, has much to
teach today's fathers about theconsequences of our actions and

(01:08):
the absolute necessity ofobeying God.
Micah 6.8 says what does theLord require of you To act
justly and to love mercy and towalk humbly with your God.
That's the scripture we'refocusing on this week Now.
Lessons that we can learn fromAdam, one of the fathers that

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we're discussing this weekObedience God wants us to freely
obey him, to trust him and tosubmit to his love.
A man who follows and obeys theLord can be a child's first
example of obedience.
Another lesson is integrity.
Fathers with integrity knowthat nothing is hidden from

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God's sight.
Even when no one is around, godsees our actions.
Men with integrity actaccordingly.
And the final lesson isresponsibility.
Godly fathers takeresponsibility for their own
failures and shortcomings ratherthan blaming others for their
mistakes.
The ability to acceptresponsibility is not a sign of

(02:12):
weakness, but a sign of strength.
Let's pray, heavenly Father.
Adam, the first human father,had no blueprint for fatherhood,
at least not in terms ofearthly examples before him that

(02:33):
he could follow God.
Thank you for the wisdom andknowledge we can glean from
fathers before us in your holyword, the Bible.
Uphold fathers, lord, and opentheir eyes to your love and your
good plan for their family.
Give them the support that theyneed to follow you and to
humbly obey your commands.

(02:54):
In Jesus' name, amen.