Today im happy to present to you

COMMANDMENT # 5 which talks about

HONORING YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER

InEXODUS 20:12 reads

‘HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER, SO
THAT YOU MAY LIVE LONG IN THE LAND…’
The second verse of Our Pledge of Trinidad &
Tobago speaks about: and I quote

I will honour my parents, My teachers, my

leaders and my elders, and those in
authority.
But what does HONOR means?
Well according to the web:

Honor means to show very high

regard, reverence, or value
for me i always sees honor and respect going
hand in hand
 "Respect for one's parents is the ultimate responsibility in civil life," it is claimed. We
commemorate our parents on days like Mother's Day and Father's Day, but do we truly
pay attention to how much we appreciate them? Parents are in charge of their children.
Mother's Day and Father's Day are long-awaited red-letter days for some individuals, and
some of them have their hands filled planning such significant celebrations for their
parents. To be honest, I don't recall the date. This is because, in my opinion, such
celebrations are unimportant, as every day should be a day of celebration for both of our
parents.
In truth, honoring them is not the same as respecting them. We've been taught to respect our
parents both formally and informally since we were children. Since then, all of the whys and
what should we do have been answered. However, as we go through life, some of us forget
about our responsibilities as children. The rise in the number of people living in senior
people's homes demonstrates this. Some of us left our parents behind and yet walk boldly,
proclaiming our love for them. This type of incident occurred because we were too
preoccupied with chasing our life goals.
WHY DID GOD GIVE THIS COMMANDMENT ?
BECAUSE….
1. There are no perfect parents!

2. Respect for authority begins at home.

3. How I/you relate to our parents will affect every other relationship.
ONE MAY ASK: HOW TO HONOR OUR
PARENTS?

I will say it depends on what stage of life we are in. Since each stage
we all apply this command differently.

Apply this command differently hmmmm but what does this

mean…. Simple
Lets look into Gods word for directions
AS A CHILD, I HONOR MY PARENTS BY OBEYING AN
RESPECTING THEM.

EPHESIANS 6:1-3
CHILDREN, OBEY YOUR PARENTS IN THE LORD, FOR
THIS IS RIGHT. 2 “HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER,”
WHICH IS THE FIRST COMMANDMENT WITH PROMISE: 3
“THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH YOU AND YOU MAY LIVE
LONG ON THE EARTH.”.
As children we all dishonor our parents in some way
or the other… not so?

And we can list a few because we are all guilty of

them….
1. FAILING TO OBEY OUR PARENTS. EPHESIANS 6:1

2.CUSSING OUT OUR PARENTS. COLOSSIANS 3:8

3.SPEAKING EVIL OF OUR PARENTS. JAMES 4:11

4.HITTING OUR PARENTS. EXODUS 21:15

5.TALKING BACK TO OUR PARENTS. PSALM 52:2-5

6.STEALING FROM OUR PARENTS/TAKING THINGS WITHOUT PERMISSION.

EXODUS 20:15
7.Lying to their parents. Proverbs 26:28

8.Rolling their eyes at their parents. Proverbs 15:5

9.Sighing and huffing and puffing at their parents. Proverbs 15:5

10.Walking away from their parents when the parents are still talking. Proverbs
15:5

11.Yelling at their parents. Psalm 52:2-5

12.Ignoring their parents when they ask a question or give instructions. Proverbs
23:22
13.Being stubborn and rebellious. Deuteronomy 21:18-21

14.Mocking their parents. 2 Kings 2:23-24

15.Acting one way at home and then act a different way away from home.
Matthew 15:7-9

16.Bringing shame on the family name (Social media posts, acting foolish, etc.).
Leviticus 22:31-33

17.Refusing to listen to their parents. Proverbs 23:22

18. Sneaking boys or girls in the house without parents permission.
Romans 13:2

19. Refusing to care for their parents. Matthew 15:1-9

20. Complaining and withholding gratitude from their parents. 2 Timothy 3:1-
2; Philippians 2:14-15

21. Loving their parents more than they love Jesus.

Matthew 10:37
If we dishonor our parents the bible points out to us to the consequences we will
all will face….

Deuteronomy 27:16
‘Cursed be anyone who dishonors his father or his mother.’ And all the people
shall say, ‘Amen.

Deuteronomy 21:18-21 /Proverbs 20:20/ Leviticus 20:9

For anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death; he
has cursed his father or his mother; his blood is upon him.

Exodus 21:15
“Whoever strikes his father or his mother shall be put to death.
Proverbs 30:17
The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother will be picked out
by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.
Parents also have a responsibility in raising their children according to the
word of God?

Proverbs 13:24
Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to
discipline him.

Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not
depart from it

Proverbs 19:18
Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him
to death
Proverbs 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to
his mother

Proverbs 29:17
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart
Proverbs 22:15
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far
from him
Even as adults, our when we become and adult we have to honor our parents by
affirming and not abandoning them.

Proverbs 3:27

27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due,

when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.