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Parents, Be Careful What You Plant in the Hearts of Your Children

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13 hours ago

August 28, 2026

Many children do not have a balanced life today because of the emotional trauma they experience at the hands of their parents. Some children grow up carrying wounds caused by harsh words, constant rejection, neglect, comparison, humiliation, excessive criticism, or a lack of love and attention.

A child may grow up physically, but the emotional wounds of childhood can remain for many years. This is why parents must understand that raising children is not only about providing food, clothing, education, and shelter. It is also about protecting their hearts, building their confidence, teaching them God’s ways, and making them feel loved and valued.

The Bible gives parents a serious warning:

“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”
— Ephesians 6:4, KJV

Parents should correct their children, but correction should not become cruelty. Discipline should teach a child, not destroy the child’s sense of worth.

The Bible also says:

“Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.”
— Colossians 3:21, KJV

Notice the word “discouraged.” Constantly tearing a child down can make that child lose confidence, hope, and courage. A child who is repeatedly told, “You are useless,” “You will never amount to anything,” or “I wish I never had you” may eventually begin to believe those words.

Parents should therefore choose their words carefully. Words have power to build or destroy.

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue.”
— Proverbs 18:21, KJV

Children need correction, but they also need encouragement. They need boundaries, but they also need affection. They need discipline, but they also need to know that they are loved.

The Bible says:

“Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother…”
— Ephesians 6:1–2, KJV

Children have responsibilities toward their parents, but parents also have responsibilities toward their children. Parenthood is not a license to abuse, humiliate, neglect, or emotionally destroy a child.

God expects parents to teach their children with love and godly instruction:

“And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children…”
— Deuteronomy 6:7, KJV

Let us remember that a child’s heart is not a dumping ground for a parent’s anger, frustration, disappointment, or unresolved pain.

Before you speak harshly to your child, think about the memory you are creating. Before you constantly compare your child with others, remember that every child is uniquely created by God. Before you reject your child, remember that your words may remain in that child’s heart long after the argument is forgotten.

Parents, do not only raise children who survive childhood. Raise children who can enter adulthood with confidence, love, wisdom, faith, and a healthy understanding of their worth.

A home should be a place where children learn what love looks like—not a place where they learn to fear love.

Heal your own wounds so you do not pass them on to your children. Correct them without destroying them. Discipline them without humiliating them. Speak truth to them without crushing their spirit.

Your children may forget many things you bought for them, but they may never forget how you made them feel while growing up.

Parents, build your children’s hearts. Do not become the source of the wounds they spend their adult lives trying to heal.

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THE EVILDOERS IN OUR SOCIETY

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3 minutes ago

August 28, 2026

Oluwagbenga Olaoye

Evil is becoming increasingly visible in our society—corruption, violence, oppression, dishonesty, greed, injustice, and wickedness. Some people hurt others for personal gain, while others use their positions to oppress the weak and protect wrongdoing.

But God sees everything.

📖 “Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.”
— Psalm 37:1 (KJV)

Those who commit evil should not think they will escape God’s judgment. Human beings may hide their actions from people, but nothing is hidden from God.

📖 “For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.”
— Luke 12:2 (KJV)

The Bible also warns those who use power to make unjust decisions:

📖 “Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and write grievousness which they have prescribed.”
— Isaiah 10:1 (KJV)

A society cannot experience lasting peace when evil is tolerated, injustice is rewarded, and the innocent are ignored.

📖 “Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.”
— Proverbs 14:34 (KJV)

Therefore, let us not repay evil with evil. Let us stand for truth, defend the innocent, seek justice, and encourage repentance.

📖 “Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.”
— Psalm 34:14 (KJV)

And finally:

📖 “Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.”
— Romans 12:21 (KJV)

LET US REJECT EVIL AND CHOOSE RIGHTEOUSNESS.

A better society begins with people who are willing to do what is right—even when nobody is watching.

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“Your Hands Are Full of Innocent Blood”

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21 minutes ago

August 28, 2026

Oluwagbenga Olaoye

The Bible speaks strongly against the shedding of innocent blood. When human beings deliberately harm, oppress, or destroy the lives of others, God does not ignore it. He sees every act of injustice, every life taken wrongfully, and every innocent person who suffers.

Isaiah 1:15 (KJV) says:

“And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.”

This is a serious warning. We cannot live in wickedness and expect God to overlook our actions simply because we pray or appear religious. God desires genuine repentance, righteousness, mercy, and justice.

Proverbs 6:16–17 (KJV) declares:

“These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood.”

Hands that shed innocent blood are an abomination before God. Human life is precious because every person is created by God.

Genesis 9:6 (KJV) reminds us:

“Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.”

The message is clear: Do not become an instrument of violence, injustice, or destruction. Do not allow anger, hatred, greed, revenge, political ambition, tribal hatred, or personal conflict to make you responsible for the suffering of innocent people.

God also calls those who have done wrong to repent. Ezekiel 18:21 (KJV) says:

“But if the wicked will turn away from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.”

Therefore, if your hands have been stained by wrongdoing, do not harden your heart. Turn away from evil. Seek forgiveness. Make peace where possible. Restore what you have destroyed and choose righteousness.

Micah 6:8 (KJV) says:

“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”

Let our hands be known for helping rather than hurting, protecting rather than destroying, and showing mercy rather than shedding innocent blood.

A warning to every heart:
The blood of the innocent may be hidden from people, but it is never hidden from God. What is concealed from human eyes is fully known by the Almighty.

“Your hands are full of innocent blood” is not merely an accusation—it is a call to repentance. Turn from violence. Turn from hatred. Turn from injustice. Choose life, mercy, righteousness, and peace.

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A BURNING LAMP CAN SEE THE FAULTS OF ANOTHER, BUT CANNOT SEE ITS OWN

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50 minutes ago

August 28, 2026

Oluwagbenga Olaoye

A burning lamp can shine brightly and reveal what is hidden in the darkness, yet it cannot see the darkness within itself. In the same way, a person may be very quick to identify the faults, mistakes, and weaknesses of others while failing to examine his or her own life.

The Bible warns us against such hypocrisy:

“And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?”
— Matthew 7:3 (KJV)

Before we condemn another person, we should first examine ourselves. It is easy to point fingers at someone else’s wrongdoing, but true wisdom begins with self-examination.

Jesus continued:

“Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.”
— Matthew 7:5 (KJV)

A lamp is useful because it gives light to others, but we must remember that we also need God’s light to search our own hearts.

The Psalmist prayed:

“Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts.”
— Psalm 139:23 (KJV)

Let us therefore not become people who are experts at exposing the faults of others while ignoring our own shortcomings. Before correcting another person, let us humbly ask God to correct us first.

“For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.”
— 1 Corinthians 11:31 (KJV)

The lesson is simple: A lamp may illuminate another person’s path, but it also needs to be examined. Let your light shine, but never become blind to your own faults. Self-examination, humility, and repentance are signs of true wisdom.

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