Summary: I was flipping through the TV channels a while back, and I came across a popular mainstream TV show about a certain family. In the show, a camera caught a teenage daughter rolling her eyes at her mother. I thought to myself, "This is not a good message to be sending teens!" But unfortunately, these kinds of parent-child relationships are becoming more and more apparent. I have had people tell me, “My dad just doesn’t understand me. It drives me nuts!” or “My mom is so unfair. So I get upset,” but the Bible is pretty clear when it says, “Honor your father and mother." Have you ever really considered how much we owe our parents? We owe them our very lives. Honoring them is a heart attitude. It’s a question of our will. Are we willing to be obedient as children? Are we willing to be selfless and considerate to our parents as adults? Can I encourage you today to love and honor your parents—regardless of their humanness? Regardless of whether or not they know Jesus, and regardless of whether or not you see eye to eye? God calls us to love as He has loved. This means, loving and honoring our parents without terms. By doing these things, you can actually reach your parents with Christ’s lovingkindness. This is Luis Palau.
