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One
of the never ending tasks of a parent is reminding kids about their household
duties. In a family our size, everyone has to pitch in to keep things running.
There is the dishwasher to fill and empty, clothes to wash and tables to clean
up after dinner. We have a small herd of chickens right now, and they need
fed and watered.
Then there are those things called "bedrooms!"
Oh, I hate to even get into that. When I (try) to
walk into a teenager's room and there is a week's worth of clothes lying on the
floor, I get a bit irate at times. I remind the child to clean the room
and then we go through the oft-repeated discussion of why it matters. After
all, "no one else sees it or even cares!"
In spite of
the teenage desire to avoid these reminders, not to mention the work, I would
hate to see what it would be like if we didn't bring up the subject. Paul
addresses the Thessalonians
in 4:
9-12 with a reminder. He says, 'you already know this, but...
' "love one another!"
Most, if not all of us, know we
need to love each other. Jesus said in John
13:34, "A new commandment I give to you , that you love one another
, even as I have loved you , that you
also love one another."
I think this is kind of like cleaning the room. A teenage
occupant can walk over clothes and most anything that isn't moving and never even
think about it. We can overlook loving others, so be reminded: Make the
effort to love one another!
All Scripture references are from the New American
Standard Version unless otherwise noted.
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