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A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother. Proverbs 10:1

Let your father and mother be glad; let her who bore you rejoice. Proverbs 23:25

Honor your father and your mother… Exodus 20:12

The word that is translated “honor” here means “give weight to” or “regard as heavy.” So, to honor your father and mother means to give weight to what they say. If your mother tells you to do something, and you don’t want to do it, say to yourself, “the person who told me to do this is my mother!”

If someone were to ask you, “What are the sins in Romans chapter one on which the wrath of God will come?”, what would you list? Would you include: “disobedience to parents”? It’s right there in Romans 1:30.

Paul says that in the last days people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, and lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, and one of the signs of this is that they will be “disobedient to their parents” (2 Tim. 3:2).

“The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures” (Prov. 30:17). That means don’t ever mock your father. Don’t ever refuse to obey your mother!

The Bible does distinguish between children and adult sons and daughters. “Children, obey your parents in the Lord” (Eph. 6:1). Children are commanded to obey their parents. But grown-up sons and daughters have a new relationship with their parents that no longer includes obedience. But it does include honor: “Honor your father and your mother” (Ex. 20:12).

Are you called to obey and/or honor your parents today? How are you doing?