The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Ephesians 6:1,
"Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right."
When God asks us to obey our parents, it is by his design. In a lost and fallen world many things can happen. But in normative life, we are to obey our parents. Unlike our spouses, God determines who our parents will be. We often think of the baby the Lord gives to a happy couple, but likewise, the Lord has given this baby its parents. The newborn is to obey its parents as he or she grows into childhood and beyond. God gives us our parents and he wants us to obey them.
This is not a minor issue to God. In the law God gave Israel, there were severe consequences for a child who was found to be disobedient to his parents. It is an important point.
From this I conclude the best place to go for direction in life is our parents. Over the years I have heard every imaginable shenanigan folks have used to determine "the will of God" for their lives. We see folks go to their friends, go to the pastor or elders in the church, go to a counselor or other professional for direction, but rarely do folks seem to go to their parents. I realize the above verse is addressed to children, and in Proverbs we see the counsel of our parents continues to be an asset as we grow older.
God has given us our parents. He knew we needed them and he provides us his counsel to us through them.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
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