Ephesians 6:1-3
God is clear on this subject. If you honor your father and your mother you will be blessed. One of the 10 Commandments includes this admonition. Honor your father and mother. Why is it so important?
1. Every parent is flawed.
2. You would not be alive without them.
3. God chose their DNA to make you unique.
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb… Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
Psalm 139:13,16
How do I honor my mother through the seasons of life? As a child, I honor my father and mother by…
1. Obeying them
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
Ephesians 6:1
As an adolescent/teenager, I honor my father and mother by…
1. Respecting them
Each of you must respect his mother and father.
Leviticus 19:3
Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it…
Hebrews 12:9
2. Listening to them
A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.
Proverbs 13:1
Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
Proverbs 23:22
As an adult, I honor my father and mother by…
1. Appreciating them
When your mother is old, show her your appreciation.
Proverbs 23:22 Today’s English Version
May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful!
Proverbs 23:25
Your parents have an intense need to know they made a positive impact on your life.
2. Providing for them
[In your church] treat the older women as you would your own mother, and treat the younger women as your own sisters…The Church should care for any widow who has no one else to care for her. But if she has children or grandchildren, their first responsibility is to show godliness at home and repay their parents by taking care of them…This is something that please God.
I Timothy 5:2-4 New Living Translation
My father and mother may abandon me, but the Lord will take care of me.
Psalm 27:10 Today’s English Version
