"For they do not PRACTICE WHAT THEY PREACH."
Did your father or mother ever tell you to do something that they did not do themselves? When it comes to the religious faith of your a parents or family, do they practice what they preach? Have you ever known a pastor or teacher that did not live up to the words they taught you and others? Why is it that there are some who want us to be righteous while they are committing sins? It is not uncommon for those in authority to place heavy burdens on the shoulders of there subjects while at the same time they do not think it applies to them. They exalt themselves with empty pride, adding insult to injury. Now before you get too self righteous, what about yourself, DO YOU PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH OTHERS!
The Lord wants us to listen and learn and then put into practice His laws and commandments. The Lord wants us to listen and then obey our parents. We are to keep these teachings in our hearts and minds. We must remember that God is Holy and His Word is our real teacher. It is our responsibility to put into action what we have learned and then preached. All the time we must remember that no one is good, no not one, and so there is no perfection in this lifetime. Only God the Father is capable of perfection and thus the head of the church is Jesus Christ. We are to strive to put into practice what is preached to us and what we then preach.
We must learn to be a good servant of the Lord, humble in spirit. We must learn to do what we say we will do. We need to know God's expectations and then do them rather than talk about or just listen to them. We need to guard ourselves against telling others what to do, unless it is God's wish and unless we are willing to do the same thing. As parents we must be true to the Word and not hypocritical in our own actions. Our actions speak louder than any of our words. What do you want your children to be like? Like you? Good parents PRACTICE WHAT THEY PREACH.
