A three-year-old boy opened a birthday gift from his grandmother. It was a water pistol. He squealed with delight and headed for the sink to fill it.
His father was not so pleased. Provoked, he turned to his own mom and said, “I’m surprised at you. Don’t you remember how we used to drive you crazy with water guns?”
His mother gave him a wicked smile and replied, “I remember!”
Has anyone here ever heard one of your parents say, “Don’t you provoke me!” Maybe it was when you had a water gun in your hand.
What were they saying? Basically they were saying, “You are making me very angry.” So, you may have learned early on not to provoke your parents.
Actually, there is nothing in the Bible about children provoking their parents. However, it does say in the King James Version of Colossians 3…