The Love of God, the Love of Parents
(Ephesians 6:1-4)
Our existence in this world is the result of the love and devotion of our parents, and above all, the grace of God who has granted them to us. When we keep God’s love and grace ever in our hearts, and worship Him together with our families in gratitude and joy, our homes will be established on a firm foundation and filled with the blessings of happiness and love.

1. Honor your parents in the Lord with faith
The Word of God instructs children to obey their parents in the Lord (Ephesians 6:1). This is not a command for simple submission, but a divine call to honor and follow one’s parents within the will of God. Our God, whom we worship and trust, is love. By His love, we have been delivered from sin and passed from death into life. Because of His love, we have also received the grace to worship and praise Him within the fellowship of the church. Therefore, we are called to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, and mind (Matthew 22:37), and also to love and honor our parents, whom God has granted to us as the gift of life in this world.

2. Obey your parents in the Lord
Honoring and obeying one’s parents is the first commandment given by God (Ephesians 6:1?2). It is the foundational duty in human relationships as expressed in the Ten Commandments. Honoring parents is an act of love and obedience that every child of God is called to practice. Parental love is unconditional, but children often find it difficult to fully comprehend such love. Therefore, children must love, respect, and obey their parents within the will of God. Jesus Himself modeled this truth on the cross, entrusting His mother into the care of His beloved disciple (John 19:26?27). It is displeasing to God when one claims to love Him yet fails to honor their parents. To those who honor their parents, God has promised the blessings of well-being and long life on the earth.

3. Bring up your children in the instruction of the Lord
Parents are instructed not to exasperate their children to anger, but to bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord (Ephesians 6:4). Children are not to be raised according to a parent’s own desires but must be regarded as rewards from God and His heritage entrusted to us (Psalm 127:3). Thus, child-rearing must be guided not by human emotion or experience, but by God’s Word. Parents must also respect the dignity of their children and respond with empathy. The greatest inheritance a parent can pass on is not wealth, but faith. Parents must first live according to the Word themselves, setting an example for their children, and pray that their sons and daughters grow to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness (Matthew 6:33). Just as Hannah prayed with tears for her child, parents who pray with tears will see their children honored by God and instruments of His divine purpose to change the world. May you entrust your child’s life to the Lord and walk in the paths of His blessing.

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