Ephesians 6:1,4 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.....Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Honoring one's parents and all those in authority over us is meant to help us imitate the honor and love we have for God Almighty. As we recognize all that God gives us in our lives, we praise, thank, serve, and obey Him. We do this as we recognize how much we have through Him.
 

We then have the opportunity to praise, thank, and lovingly serve and obey those He has given to help us live well in life. The world, Satan, and death work desperately to influence us to dishonor God through sin and selfishness. They work to influence us to dishonor our parents, our family members, and all those around us. They want us to believe that the best honor is to honor ourselves over all else. And that leads to guilt and condemnation before God.

So we ask God to forgive us because of Jesus' honorable gift of His life, death, and resurrection. We ask Him to empower us to respect and love those He has called to help us live faithful lives. While being family may be tough in this day and age, it is not impossible with the God of love leading us in our day-to-day living.

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