Principle #6 of the CIA of being a man of covenant has a three-fold family focus and is that a man of covenant honors and respects his parents, loves his wife like Jesus loves the church, and raises his children according to the word of God.
The biblical basis for this principle can be found in Ephesians 5 and 6. There is so much revelation in these scriptures, therefore we will tackle each of the three parts of this principle in separate Posts.
Verses 1-3 in chapter 6 of Ephesians tells us it is right to obey our parents in the Lord, and that we should honor our parents with the promise that if we do, it will go well with us and we will have a long life on the earth.
That's so powerfull, I have to wonder why all people then do not just honor and respect their parents? Some say I never knew my father or my mother, others say my father or mother walked out on the family when I was very young, while still others say my father or mother wasn't a good parent. All potentially valid excuses, but none valid reasons for not honoring and respecting the earthly vessels God used to bring you into the world.
Even if you can only pray for your parents from afar or pray for them if they have passed from this world, do so, and honor them. Learn from how they raised you some things to do and not to do with your own children, but still honor them. Why? Because God commands us to, and from an earlier principle we learned that the Word of God should be the final authority and absolute rule of conduct for our lives.
Therefore, as men of covenant, let us submit to God's will and honor and respect our parents whenever and however we can. Not just because God says to, but also to express our love and gratitude for the love and sacrifices our parents gave to and made for us even though we may not have realized at the time.
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