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Honoring Parents

God set up marriage as an institution where a man and a woman would leave their parents and start their own families. That doesn’t mean that God wants us to forget about our parents—and he promises there are big benefits in honoring them. A smart couple will avail themselves of the wisdom their parents have accumulated over the years. They’ll ask for and listen to sage advice that will keep them from making mistakes they don’t have to make. 

A wise couple will set aside time to go see their parents, to call them, or to lend a helping hand whenever needed. As the years go by and their parents begin to need assistance, husbands and wives should honor the lifetime of love and care their parents gave them by returning the favor. God says that if we’ll honor our parents, we’ll live long in the land. Let’s determine that we’ll look back with sweet memories instead of regrets. 

How can you honor your mother and father? Do you carve time out of your schedule to be with them? 

Lord, give us hearts of compassion for our parents. Help us to honor them.