Title filial piety/Proverbs 23:22-26
Content filial piety/Proverbs 23:22-26
People often misunderstand people. I feel that people live in a lot of misunderstandings. If you use electricity over a certain limit in July and August in summer, you will pay a lot of electricity bills. If that happens, there will be a loss to the church and the nation, so I'm telling you not to use the elevator as much as possible, but to walk up as exercise. But sometimes, even when I say so, I can't keep it. Sometimes I go up to the third floor with four bags on my back. Then, it's too hard, so I just press it and take the elevator. At this time, it is okay if no one sees, but the church members do. This is a misunderstanding.
When I came to the end of the union meeting, almost 99% of them received grace. But unfortunately, I am also a lecturer, I am tall, I have a good personality, I can sing well, and I am good at preaching. However, it was said that this made others who were not so a bit atrocious. This is really difficult. Humans make mistakes and are misunderstood, but our God is not like that. God loves us. And he forgives us. And he encourages us. And he is our savior. Moreover, He is our Father.
In the last days, people of the world love only themselves and disobey their parents, but people of faith must learn to love others and respect their parents even in the last days. That is what a person of faith is. What is Solomon, the king of wisdom, teaching us about respect for parents, that is, filial piety? What does filial piety really mean in the Word of God? Today, we will share grace through this.
First, filial piety is to obey your father. Cheongjong means “listen to what you say and follow after you”. Hyo is no different. It is obedient to the Father's word. You don't have to worry about how to live your life. Living according to God's Word is the best. And then you just do what your father tells you to do. Even if you don't follow your father's life, follow your father's teachings. My father always said, ‘Kyung-dong, study and don’t live like your father.’ So even if you don’t have anything to imitate in your life, your teachings are more wonderful than anyone else in the world.
A person of faith is a person who obeys their parents. Then, out of the many people of faith, who was the one who best obeyed their parents? I want to say Isaac. Theologians estimate that when Isaac was offered as a burnt offering, he must have been between 17 and 20 years old. But Isaac, who obeys so that he can bind his son, who is like a youth representative for a long time, is a wonderful thing. Doesn't it compare to today's children who rebel even with just a little harsh sound? Isaac received a good religious education. “You are a child sent by God. You are a gift from God. You are God’s.” He continued to be taught. Thus, obedience came out of that religious education. True faith includes love for God, love for the father, love for children, and obedience to the words of parents.
Second, filial piety is not disrespecting the old mother. God is not pleased with the fact that when your parents are young and capable, you can't move and do well and respect them, but when your parents grow old, you lose strength and you lose what you have, your attitude toward them changes. There is a grandfather who divides all his possessions to his children and is treated poorly. He is confessing that he cannot live because of the hardships of life and the feeling of betrayal he feels from his children.
This is what I felt while serving my mother, and I think it is right for me to serve my mother just as God has given me grace. If there are sick, powerless, and poor parents, we ask that our Chinese church members be there.
Third, filial piety is to please your parents.
Proverbs 23:24 “The father of the righteous will rejoice greatly. Whoever gives birth to a wise child will rejoice in him.” How can we please our parents? It's good for us. On the other hand, the strange thing is that when parents do something wrong, sometimes God does not discipline the parents, but the children. For example, Ham was to be cursed, but his son Canaan was cursed. Conversely, when God wants to bless the parents, God does not bless the parents, but the children.
Fourth, filial piety is to do good to parents without forgetting their blessings for the rest of their lives.
Proverbs 23:26 “My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes rejoice in my ways.” What does this mean? It means that our parents should know what they enjoy and make them happy. It's not just about doing things blindly, it's about looking at where the joy of a father is and where the joy of a mother is.
Samuel was able to be wonderful because he had a wonderful mother like Hannah. The reason mothers are important is that mothers raise their children from an early age, and the mother's love approaches her children as agape love.
After a couple fight, the man gets pissed off and doesn't eat. At this point, the wife just gives the prize. However, my mother gives me money, so I feed her somehow. This is mother's love.
The Bible says “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.”