Deut 5:16 - "Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you."
Today is Mother’s Day, and a happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there. Three things:
1. Scripture tells us straight up to honor our mothers. Our culture parades before us ungrateful children who blame all their problems on their parents. There is a better way, even if your parents were monsters. Jim Wilson on Bitterness. Relationship with Parents. So confess any resentment or bitterness that arises when you think of your parents. Some of us struggle mightily with this.
2. “That your days may be long, and that it may go well with you.” This reminds me of a favorite line of mine from an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie: "come with me, if you want to live." Honor your parents, if you want to live! There is a definite connection between a long, happy life, and a good relationship with your parents. As Romans says, “as far as it depends on you, live at peace with all men.” This includes our parents.
3. And to be a faithful pastor, I need to say, mothers sin in particular ways, too.
- Impatience with children who are slow to learn.
- Resentment with ungrateful family, that take her for granted.
- Giving up on responsibilities halfway through raising children, and just coasting.
- Giving in to discouragement and despair.
There are
more, but I’m already on thin ice!
This is a
day to commend mothers, and we should.
Let us also renew our commitment to God’s intent for moms, and reorient
our lives accordingly.
5/8/22
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