We must thank God for the parents we have, who were the ones who gave us life, took care of us, and protected us. That is why I want to invite you to read what the Bible says in its verses, about honoring and blessing our parents.
“Honour your father and your mother”?
- We must learn to value and appreciate everything they have done for us
- You have to learn to accept their authority, the authority that God has given you.
- Treat him with respect, whether in actions or words, because if you disrespect your father or your mother, you are disrespecting God and it is a serious offense.
- They must be cared for as they grow old and honored that they lack nothing, just as Jesus arranged for someone to take care of his mother.
It is through the Lord that I want to thank you for the parents that you have given me. I ask your forgiveness for the inconvenience and tears that I have caused them and that you shower blessings on them. Grant them peace, happiness and glory for all they have done for me.
10 Bible verses that invite you to bless and honor parents
Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. Exodus 20:12
«Each one of you must revere his mother and father. And you shall keep my sabbaths; I am the LORD your God.” Leviticus 19:3
Because Moses said: “HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER”; and: “WHOEVER SPEAKS EVIL OF {his} FATHER OR {his} MOTHER of him, LET THEM DIE;” Mark 7:10
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Colossians 3:20
Because you formed my entrails; You made me in my mother’s belly. Psalm 139:13
Likewise, young men, be subject to the elders; and all, submissive to one another, clothe yourselves with humility; because: God resists the proud, and he gives grace to the humble. 1 Peter 5:5
“If you are suffering now, it is because God loves you and corrects you, as if you were his children. Because there is no father who does not correct his son. If God does not correct you, as he does with all his children, then you are not really his children.” Colossians 3:21 (DHH)
Children, obey your parents as pleases the Lord, for this is just. The first commandment that contains a promise is this: “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may be happy and live a long life on earth.” Ephesians 6:1-3
Even if my father and mother abandon me, you, Lord, will take care of me. Psalms 27:10
If someone curses his father or mother, he will be put to death: he has cursed his father or mother, and he will be responsible for his own death. (Leviticus 20:9)
“The son honors {his} father, and the servant his master. Well, if I am a father, where is my honor? And if I am lord, where is my fear? says the LORD of hosts to you priests who despise my name. But you say: “How have we despised your name?” Malachi 1:6
Reflection
It is never too late to ask for forgiveness for mistakes we have committed with our parents and it is always a good time to vindicate oneself and give everything to them, who gave us the light to live through the grace of God. I invite you to share these verses with others so that they appreciate the parents they have by their side.