Unforgettable Childhood

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Ephesians 6:1

We moved on to the letter “C” on our ABC Journey through Scripture. When I was studying the scripture for this letter I knew that this was perfect scripture for the upcoming week.

We took the girls back to the beginning to the 10 Commandments.

Honor your father and your mother. Exodus 20:12

We asked the girls if they knew what it means “To Honor” your parents. They thought that it probably meant the same thing as to obey them. I explained that my Bible commentary says, “it means speaking well of them and politely to them. It also means acting in a way that shows them courtesy and respect. It means following their teaching and example of putting God first.

What are some ways that you see mommy and daddy putting God first in our lives?

The girls came up with some good examples for the above question. However, I think that we have some work to do to really show them that God comes first above all other things.

How do you think we can all do a better job of putting God first?

We all agreed that spending more time in our Bible and doing devotions as a family is important for our family.

So our verse says to obey your parents. Do you think that honoring and obeying is the same?

I explained that to honor means to love and respect. To obey means to do what you are told. Both are very important in our relationships with each other.

Is it hard to be obedient to mom and dad sometimes?

Do you know that when you are disobedient to us you are being disobedient to God?

We did talk about how the only time it is okay to be disobedient to someone in authority is when they are acting in disobedience to God. Hopefully with this time together they started to realize that their obedience is really between them and God. It also helped us to realize that we need to put God first in our home so that we are an example to our kids.