James 5:19-20, “My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth and one turns him back,let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.”

As many of you know, I am the father of four wonderful children, two older and two younger sons, whom I dearly love. As a pastor, I am committed to their spiritual growth and well being, as well as a tremendous parental responsibility for their safety and protecting them from harm, especially when someone comes along and tries to lead them astray. Not to mention the overwhelming evil influences on this corrupt and fallen world. I believe it is the responsibility of every parent to try to fight those things, especially a Christian.

I can tell you this, the way someone treats my children, is going to have a significant impact on their relationship with me. If you contribute to my children’s spiritual well being, properly influencing them the ways of God, encouraging them to obey God, you and I are going to get along fine. And, I assure you, if the opposite is true, if you try to influence my children for evil, we’re going to have a problem. I believe any responsible, loving parent can identify with that.

If I as a imperfect human parent feels this way, I can imagine how a Holy and perfect God, feels about His children. Especially when a child of God seeks to undermine the spiritual life of another one of His children. It is the heart of God that his children be protected and well cared for. I believe that is why Scripture teaches that if you really love the Lord, you would also love His children. How you treat God’s children has always been a great concern to God. What must God feel when His beloved children are arguing, debating and provoking one another, and causing each other to sin.

If you are a pastor, a teacher of the Word of God, quite frankly, it doesn’t matter what that verse in Scripture means to you! What people desperately need to know is what God intends that verse to mean. What matters is what did God intend for that verse to mean before you existed?

Brian Monzón grew up attending church with his grandmother. Through her actions, she impressed upon him the power of the prayers of the righteous, as she herself spent many hours kneeling before God, praying for her family and the needs of others. Besides being a pastor, Brian has been studying and teaching the Word of God for many years. He has devoted his life to sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ, praying with and for others, especially the unsaved. Brian is also a proud father of four children. He challenges them to be their best and has strived to raise his family up in church and on the Word of God. To discover more about Brian and his ministry please visit Brian Monzón Ministries.

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