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Exodus 20:12
"Honor your father and your mother, so that you
may live long in the land the LORD your God is
giving you."
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April 5
Honor Your Father and
Mother
Honor for mothers and
fathers is missing a lot in our era.
Multiple causes can be pointed to, each of which
has some truth behind it. This command is
most often directed at children but it has
implications for adults as well.
For starters, are you as a
parent worthy of honoring? The term
Heavenly Father is a hard term for some people
to accept because they had or have lousy earthly
fathers. Some parents are abusive or just
plain absent. It's hard to expect children
to honor these types of parents.
As a parent it is also
important to realize that there is a
responsibility attached to parenting. The
moment your first child is conceived, life as
you know it changes. A baby is totally
dependent on its parents and can't do anything
for itself. This is exhausting work and
shouldn't be rushed into without much
consideration.
Of course we're still
someone's child as adults as well. If your
parents are still living you are still expected
to honor them. This doesn't mean that they
get to control your life or tell you how to run
your house. When a person leaves the
house, especially at marriage, they need to
become more independent. But parents must
still be honored even in later years.
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