Honor Your Father and Mother

God said, 'HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER,' and, 'HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH.' "But you (Pharisees) say, 'Whoever says to his father or mother, "Whatever I have that would help you has been given to God," he is not to honor his father or his mother.' And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition. Matthew 15:4-6

Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the LORD your God gives you. Exodus 20:12

Honor your folks. For children that means to obey…teens, too. For us “older” kids, we need to take care of them—physically and spiritually. Anyone who dishonors father or mother must be put to death. Exodus 21:17 NLT. It is good to honor our parents…no matter who they are or what they have done…and to do so at some other time than Mother’s or Father’s Day. I was glad to see that my son-in-law and daughter recognized his Mom’s birthday this week…although she died just over a year ago. She was such a creative and talented lady…who was seeking to know God more. Life is short and usually unpredictable. Enjoy your family and loved ones—because you never know when life will be over. To honor your father and mother…honors God. How do you honor your father and mother?

RSVP: Jesus is inviting us today to obey His commandments rather than following traditions. How will you respond to Him today?

Prayer ~ Father, we want to honor You by honoring our parents, those around us who are like parents to us, and our spiritual parents who guide and direct us using Your word, rather than traditions.

© 2014 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.

All scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise noted.