1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
V1 Our society has spawned disobedient rebels not respectful, obedient children. The command is to obey (period) because of their position. Their authority is granted by God and to Him you will give account should you not comply. Your rebellion toward your Father has direct relation to your rebellion against God the Father. This spirit of rebellion is as witchcraft and it permeates into children. Obey as unto God simply because it is the right thing to do.
V2 Obedience before honor. Obey = conform. Honor = esteem or value.
Subordinate yourself first and then you can learn to honor. Obey = external
Honor = internal. It is an attitude of reverence that goes beyond conformity.
Before any father disciplines his children – he is commanded to delight in them.
Pro 3:11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
Pro 3:12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
Therefore, a godly father models submission to authorithy and the welcoming of correction by repenting of his own sin, receiving forgiveness, and walking in restored intimacy with God His father by empowering Grace.
V3 The promise is quality and quantity of life for the honor that is shown not just conforming. This implies an intimate fellowship with the parent and indicates the same with the Heavenly Father. Blessings are the promise results to revering our father and mother in the Lord (because of the Lord)
V4 With the authority that is granted to the fathers and mothers comes an awesome responsibility to use it correctly and abuse it not. “Fathers provoke not your children to wrath” Your authority over your child should be as great because of the love in the relationship as in the fear of the discipline. Fathers should foster such a relation with their child that the child always knows deep down that the father has the child’s best interest at heart and would never cause or allow any harm to come to his child but instructs, guides and leads them in the way that is best. Fathers aren’t meant to control their children but to educate them in matters of spiritual maturity. Teaching them the way of the Lord by instruction and example.
Grow up: you are not a child – stop being childish
Show up: be consistently faithful to delight and discipline
Stand up: be your child’s example by accepting total responsibility
God has chosen that He would reveal himself to us as in the role of a loving father. What a privilege it is to be a father and to reflect the nurturing of our Heavenly Father unto our family. Fathers … remember who’s child you are.
We need you We are following you We love you.
God bless the Fathers. Give honor to whom honor is due!!!!
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