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The Promises of God
God’s promise to fight for us
God’s promise of strength
God’s promise of protection
God’s promise of revival
The promise of God’s plans
The promise of salvation
God’s promise of provision & blessing
God’s promise of direction
The promise of healing
Tonight we come to the 5th Commandment
The first four deal with our relationship with God and the next six deal with our relationship with others.
Tonight we are dealing with the family relationship.
It not only deals with the command to “honor” our fathers and mothers, but it teaches us the principle of honor and God’s blessing when we “honor.”
The fifth commandment is reflected in the principles of almost every culture in all places at all times.
It is a universally recognized principle that children should honor and respect their parents.
The parent gave the child life; therefore the child owes everything he has to the parent.
This is naturally recognized.
It is built into the fabric of life.
Ancient Greece, the Orient, Africa, South America – wherever you go children are expected to honor their parents.
The Bible tells us that disobedience to parents will be one of the signs of the end times:
What does it mean to Honor your parents?
What does it mean to Honor your parents?
The Hebrew word translated "honor" here means to "make heavy" or "weighty".
The opposite of “honor” is to “take someone lightly”.
The Hebrew word translated "honor" here means to "make heavy" or "weighty".
To honor one’s parents includes to prize them, to care for them, and to show respect or reverence to them.
This command is given to children but it applies in all stages of life.
“This is not a popular doctrine in our modern world, where youth is worshipped, and old age dreaded or despised.
The result is the folly by which men or women strive to remain eternally youthful, only to find it an impossible task.”
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There is value in all stages of life, so we should honor our parents through the 3 stages of life!
Honoring our parents through the 3 stages of life
Childhood
John Maxwell tells a story about 2 boys on their way to school...and –talking about their families.
One boy said—“I’ve figured out a SYSTEM for getting along with my MOM.... It’s very simple--- She tells me what to do....AND I DO IT!!!”
Young Adulthood
Mark Twain once said, “When I was 14 years old, my father was so ignorant I hated to have the old man around.
But when I was 21 years old, I was astonished to see how much my father had learned in only 7 years.”
Elderly Parents
“In the Jewish tradition to “honor” meant to “serve food and drink, provide clothing and shelter and lead them “in and out” as long as the parent is alive.”
Pastor John Hagee shares what he told his children, he said, “I am going to move in with you when I cannot take care of myself!
I am going to use the phone all day, turn up the TV real loud, invite all my old friends over to eat you out of house and home and I am NEVER going to clean my room!
John says his children pray for his good health.”
The best exegesis of this verse:
Parents:
Instruct them in God’s Way
Discipline your child
Provide for our children’s needs
Do not exasperate your children
What is The Importance of Honoring Our Parents
Why is this command so important?
It’s the right thing to do
It pleases God
Teaches respect for authority
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Places us under God’s protection
prov 6.
It brings joy to our parents
Paul repeats this command, emphasizing the promise
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“A good child lengthens his father’s days; therefore God promises to lengthen his.”
“A good child lengthens his father’s days; therefore God promises to lengthen his.”
Honor your father and your mother: This command is wise and good, because honor for parents is an essential building block for the stability and health of all society.
If the younger generations are constantly at war with older generations, the foundations of society will be destroyed.
What about those who have come from difficult pasts?
Strength to forgive.
Oscar Wilde once said, “Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them.”
Since God wants us to honor our parents, he also can give us grace and strength to forgive—even when we see our parents’ faults.
Prayer response: God’s help to honor in all areas of our life and that it would influence our society
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