ISEEIT:

by Jerry Wells

I see people like Manasseh who were raised by Godly parents who resent their parents and resent the way they were raised.  

2 Kings 21:1-3

1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.

2 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.

3 For he rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; he raised up altars for Baal, and made a wooden image, as Ahab king of Israel had done; and he worshiped all the host of heaven and served them.

I see people like Manasseh who were raised by Godly parents who resent their parents and resent the way they were raised.  

Being raised by a Godly parent is a gift from God.  And it is a double blessing to be raised by two parents that are Godly.  To grow up in a home where two parents love God and devote themselves to following God and His Word is the greatest blessing God could give a person other than the gift of salvation through His Son.  And it is so rare to find a home with Godly parents in this world.

To have one parent that is Godly is a great treasure of grace from God but to have two Godly parents that stand together with God is worth more than any material treasure in this world. Oh, how much better my childhood would have been if I would have been given this grace from God.  

But I see and hear about many people who were given this gift who resent the way they were raised and resent their Godly parents.  It is still astonishing to me even though in the scriptures there are many examples of children who were like this.  Manasseh, the son of King Hezekiah, was just one of them.  Some of these prodigals make their Godly parents out to be delusional fools and some of them even make themselves out to be victims of abuse.      

As I approach 70 years of age, I have lived long enough now to see what happens to those who are like Manasseh.  Like Manasseh, their lives do not go well.  Rejecting the light their Godly parents showed them and walking in the darkness never ends up being what they thought it would be like.  I see their broken lives and the personal pain that comes from their brokenness.  I see how their pride prevents them from saying, I was wrong, as their lives only plunge deeper into darkness and depression.  What a tragedy!  If you are reading this, there is still time for you to turn to God and be redeemed.  Jesus even told a specific story called the prodigal son to demonstrate how much God is longing for you to turn to Him.  What an amazing God!   

If you are young and you are blessed to have a Godly parent, do not be deceived to believe that your life would be better if they were not Godly. Appreciate the gift that God has given you and learn everything you can from your Godly parent.  Treasure the time you have with them for that time will run out before you are ready for it to end.  

And if you eventually have children of your own, be a Godly parent to them. And while you have the opportunity make sure your children know and love your Godly parents.  The most blessed and most influential families on the earth are those families who have a heritage of Godly forefathers that goes back many generations.  Do not be that broken person like Manasseh who tears down what God has started in your family tree.

(This is a personal blog by Jerry Wells.  I created ISEEIT so I could publish my thoughts on issues that ISEE that are important to me and may be important to you.  I try to base all my thoughts on issues on a biblical world view.  The examples I share from my personal decisions are decisions I made during my life based on a biblical worldview.  My understanding of the bible is not inerrant and I consider my personal opinions on the issues I write about to be worthless.)   

(If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me at jerrywellsfam@gmail.com.  I do not respond to comments with comments about my ISEEIT posts because I do not believe it is wise or profitable for me to do so, but I would love to communicate with you privately.)