Emphasis Preaching Journal
Doing the Right Things for the Right Reasons
Commentary
Every parent of young children can identify with this: a little boy was asked his name, and he replied, “John Don’t.” Sometimes it seems that parents have only “no’s!” for their little ones. “No, Sarah.” “You mustn’t do that, Matthew.” “John, don’t!”
It may sound harsh, but when we say “no” to our children, it is often a matter of safety, a means of survival. We say it to keep them from falling out of a window or stepping out into a busy street or drinking poison.
It may sound harsh, but when we say “no” to our children, it is often a matter of safety, a means of survival. We say it to keep them from falling out of a window or stepping out into a busy street or drinking poison.
