Ephesians 6:1-4
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— 3 “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”4 Fathers,do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
NOTES:
Obey and honoring parents is one of the Ten commandments and so we can understand how important it is. Furthermore It is the only commandment with a promise attached to it to emphasize its importance. The verse says that we need to obey them ‘in the Lord’ which means that we should be careful that obedience should not go against God’s will. The parents are placed in our lives to care for us and love us. They are humans and might make mistakes but we need to love them, honor them for who they are and obey them. In the same way as parents we need to make sure that we make it easy for our children to honor and obey us. We need to bring them up in the instructions of the Lord. We are responsible for their upbringing and correction/disciplining is a must but it should be done without provoking them. Explain things in a lot of love and correct them. We are also raising future fathers and mothers who have to train their children in the same manner and hence generations are influenced by our upbringing.
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, I thank you for my parents.I seek your blessing to obey them and honor them at all times. Help me to spread your Godly love over them. In their old age, let them be showered with your peace and strength. Enable me to be their comfort and help me to understand them well. I also seek your blessings over my children. Enable us to bring them up according to your will. Let us be examples to them and always reflect the Christ in us so that it becomes a way of life for them. The days are evil and we hear things we cannot even imagine, but with you along with us we can parent them in your Godly love. Let them never stray away from your path and let them live a life pleasing to the Lord. Enable them to accept you as savior and Lord of their life and above all, let them be useful for your kingdom. Give us your divine wisdom to teach them about you and bring them up according to your will.
In Jesus matchless name I pray
AMEN
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