DCLM Sincere Milk 10 October 2026 — Appreciate Your Parents’ Correction
DCLM Sincere Milk 10 October 2026 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Appreciate Your Parents’ Correction
Topic: Appreciate Your Parents’ Correction
Bible Reading: Proverbs 29:15-27 (KJV)
15The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
16When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
17Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
18Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
19A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
20Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
21He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
22An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
23A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
24Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
25The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
26Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the LORD.
27An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
KEY VERSE: “Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.” Proverbs 29:17
Message
A story was told of a young man whose mother pampered from A his childhood and would not correct his misbehaviour. The boy grew up to become an armed robber and was caught and convicted by the court. When he was about to be executed for his crime, he requested to whisper a message to his mother’s ear. In the process, the condemned criminal grabbed his mother’s ear with his teeth and bit it off, claiming that she failed to correct his misdeeds from his childhood days and had led him to die in shame.
Many children always feel very unhappy when they are corrected by their parents. Some children would pull the shoulders, murmuring and grumbling in rebellion to their parents’ correction. Such attitudes are evil in the sight of God. Parents are commanded by God to lovingly but firmly correct their children when they are wrong and train them up in the way of the Lord. It is evil to call for the arrest of your parents because they lovingly and firmly corrected you for your wrong doings.
In 1 Samuel chapters 3 and 4, there was the story of a father called Eli who was not firm in correcting his two unruly and sinful sons. God was very unhappy with them. Therefore, both himself and his two sons perished on the same day. Always give thanks to God for giving you such parents who lovingly and firmly correct you when you are wrong and train you in the way of the Lord. Also appreciate, love, respect and obey your parents always. This is the sure way to enjoy the blessings of God.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Dear God, I thank you for giving me such loving parents who correct me where I am wrong. Help me to always love and obey them.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
