HONOUR THEM.

-
Text: Ephesians 6:2. 

 *Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)* 

One commandment that is fast eroding from our society today is this all- important command - Honour your father and mother. 

The book of Ephesians say this is the first commandment with a promise. What is the promise you might ask?

Well, the answer is in the next verse :  
 “…so that it may go well for you, and that you may have a long life on the earth.”Ephesians 6:3. This verse is very explicit.

Invariably,  whoever fails to obey this command had forfeited the promise attached to it. That is, to do well in life and to have long life is directly proportional to how you treat your parents. 

Now, you'll notice that the command did not say Honour your parents when they are reasonable and responsible. *You Honour your parents not just because they  deserve it but because God commands it.* 

Admittedly, some parents don't really deserve to be honoured, but honouring them is first and foremost for your own good.

The plants need carbondioxide to grow, humans breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbondioxide. Now if you say because you don't like plants, you will hold your breath so no carbondioxide is released. I'm sure you know the end result. We breath in and out not primarily because of plants but because we need to live.

In the same vein, we Honour our parents primarily for our sakes. When you Honour them, you command God's blessings over you.

Honour them because they are your parents. Honour them because God says so. Honour them for your own good.


 *BIBLE READING* : 

Ephesians 6:1-10.

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1. Father, I forgive my parents in whatever way they have wronged me.

2. Father, give me the grace to honour my parents even in old age.

 *_CHRIST IMAGE ASSEMBLY _*  +233546618338, +233558355977 https://hisvoicedevotional.blogspot.com1

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

THE GOOD FIGHT-2

-
Image
Text:  1 Timothy  6:12   Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. Another thing to pursue in fighting the good fight of faith is Godliness. We understand through the Holy scriptures that godliness is profitable unto all things.   *For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.* 1 Timothy  4:8.  You will reap the reward of your godliness not only when you get to heaven, but from here on earth. And this is why we are admonished to exercise ourselves unto godliness. (1 Timothy  4:7), because godliness with contentment is great gain.1 Timothy  6:6. Godliness is the practice of conforming to the image of God by reflecting the nature of the kingdom of God in the course of everyday life. In other words, godliness is living and portraying the nature of God here on earth.  2 Peter  1:
Read more

PRAYING MEN

-
Image
Text : 1Timothy 2:8. I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. God gave explicit instructions to all of His children as to how we must live our lives. Some of these instructions cut across boards, of which all of God's children must obey. However, there are some instructions that are specific to gender or portfolios. We we'll be looking at some of these instructions today.  *THE MEN* From our text, there are two distinct responsibilities God wants men to undertake, and the two are intertwined. First, God wants men to pray. The word  'men' as used in our text is not generic as to mean all human beings. It is specifically requesting that all men should pray. Yes, God expects every of His children to pray, but He specifically called men out here.  A number of times,  when prayer meetings are called, the proportion of women in attendance always outnumbered men. This is because the devil knows the import of praying men.   
Read more

BE CALM & LISTEN-3

-
Image
Text: 1 Kings 19:12 "...and after the earthquake a fire, [but] the LORD [was] not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice" Prophet Elijah fled after he received the life threatening message from Jezebel, the wife of King Ahab, because he didn't keep himself calm before the Lord.  *Endeavouring to listen to God in difficult times is a major prerequisite to your deliverance.*  Are you faced with a life threatening situation like Prophet Elijah, the first and most important thing you need to do is: "Set yourself before the Lord for His still small voice."  *"You will be saved from many unwarranted troubles if only you will always maintain your calm before the Lord and listen to Him."*  After Prophet Elijah heard the still small voice, then the Lord asked him, "What are you doing here?" This question shows that Prophet Elijah had left his rightful location and God-given assignment.  The windstorm he saw, revealed that he has been blow
Read more