The first commandment that God gave with a promise was ”HONOR your Father and your Mother.” WHEN you Honor your parents, you will live a long and rich life. It is but natural for children to honor their parents, So why did GOD give us this commandment? And why dose the bible emphasize this commandment in Ephesians, Exodus and Deuteronomy? LETS FIND OUT BELOW
Ephesians 6:2-3 says ”If you honor your father and mother, “things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth. EXODUS 20: 12, says “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you. THe bible says the same thing in Deuteronomy 5:16 “Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
Today there are many broken homes, most children end up living with one parent and most often they have little or no contact with the other parent, thus they grow up despicing and hating the absentee parents. Its the same with single mothers and teenage pregnacies, most often because the mom raises the child alone, she grows bitter with the father of the child and teaches the child to hate the father also. There are also children that grew up with very abusive parents. Some fathers rape and abuse their own daughters, mothers beat up their children with malice for any little fault or just for the fun of it. No wonder these children grow up, move away from home as fast as they can and live a life of hatred , most of it directed at their parents.
IT IS very important to understand one thing here, This hatred and pain comes from the devil. The bible says in John 10:10 that the devil comes only to Steal, kill and destroy us. The devil loves to steal our relationships, It gives him great joy to see friendships broken, families broken, children hating parents, and brothers hating sisters. Relationships are the backbone of society and life, nobody is an island and nobody can really live alone. We become bitter and full of hatred when we are hurt or betrayed by our ”relations”
Forgive your parents and honor them, so that you may live a long , peaceful and prosperous life. Release them and free yourself from that bondage of hate. The bible didnt say honor your parents if they are good to you or love you, NO it said HONOR your Father and Mother. That means respect and love them no matter what , so that your days maybe long on earth. Forgive them and loose yourself from the bondage of the devil. IN JOHN 10:10, JESUS said ” I come to give you abundant life”. Trust in Christ and let him take away the wounds in your heart and fill you with His Love .
GOD BLESS YOU ALL