Friday, June 4, 2021
I'm So Glad I'm a Part of the Family of God
I am blessed because the Lord has given me Facebook friends who love Him as much as I love Him. He has allowed me to connect with those who believe what I believe and follow the same God I follow.
Each one of you who loves the Lord has gifts that God has given you to bless one another, I am thankful for you all.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 "Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing."
1 Peter 4:8-10 "Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace:"
Galatians 6:2 "Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ."
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 "Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken."
Daily Heartbeat: Love Worth Finding
Children Who Honor Their Parents
June 4, 2021Save ArticlePRAY OVER THIS:
Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
READ THIS:
We can be children of happy mothers when we follow God’s command to honor our parents.
We first do this by obeying our parents when we are young. Disobedience is a serious sin. It is not weakness; it is wickedness. Disobedience invites the judgment of God; obedience invites the blessings of God.
Second, we care for our parents when they are old. As we care for them, we remember that our parents loved us in spite of our faults; we must love them in spite of their faults.
Third, we honor our parents at all times. We show respect and express gratefulness. Our gratitude blesses our parents more than we could ever know.
Fourth, we honor our parents when we listen to their counsel. Our parents have the advantage of being further down the road of life than us. They love us and have our best interests in mind.
Last of all, we show our parents love, remembering what we owe them. They gave us life. Their blood flows through our veins.
CONSIDER THIS:
- How can we continually honor our parents, even as we acknowledge that they have not been perfect?
- How does honoring the good things about our parents point us to the perfect fatherhood of God?
DO THIS:
Take time to honor your parents today in specific ways. If they are living, reach out to them with encouragement. If they are not, take time to thank God for the good ways they influenced and shaped your life.
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