Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. NIV
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. NIV
“Children obey your parents in everything, for this is
right.” And “it pleases the lord.” Notice it says everything, not in
something’s or the good things but, everything. How am I suppose to obey my
parents in all things when there were times were my parents weren’t there for
me? I did forgive them but, how am I suppose to obey them during those times?
Then again I can’t be under them right now and I can’t go back during these
time with the different eyes but, I can reflect on it. It also doesn’t obey their
words but it just says “obey.” I think this can be in action, attitude, and
words. I think that parents are always telling you something in Good times or
bad, in the bad they could be telling you this how you act, or this is what to
do. Or In the good it could be don t forget this or prepare for this. I know
for me that my parents showed what a Godly attitude, words, and action were
both in the Good times and bad. I remember taking my dad’s co-op class “knowing
why you believe” and during class he said something along the lines that if
someone in his family died he would be ok because God is still in control and
he challenged if they would be ok if there family member died or something
tragic like that actually happened. Well God tested my dad in his words, and during
that time both my dad and mom held true. They were not perfect and they did
mourn but, they still trusted God and God got them through. But I could obey
there attitude which said this sucks but, God is God and hold fast to him, I
could obey his action when they did the things they knew God was telling him to
do and telling me, it hard but, obey God even in these times. And in words
where he told me these things because this is not going to the only time where
something tragic like this is going to happen. But even though I can’t go back
to my parents in person right now I can reflect on the times I do remember they
told me instructions in these three ways that way I can do the last part of
Colossians 3:20 which is “please the Lord”. It’s hard to obey God who is my
heavenly father when I can obey my earthly father and mom who was appointed by
God.
Application:
That’s why today I will write down some of the instruction that
my parents gave me both in the good times as well as the bad and I will
meditate on each one.
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