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Text: Ephesians 6:1 4
There are a few things that people will regret later in life. If you do not sow seeds in the spring, you will regret it in the fall, and if you do not study hard when you are young, you will regret it when you are a grown man. If you don't save when you're rich, you'll regret it later when you're poor. And if you don't do filial piety to your parents, you will regret it later after you die.
Today is Mother's Day at the church. I would like to think of the words of God that commanded us not to forget the great grace of my parents who made me who I am today and to do filial piety.
According to a recent statistic from one group of seniors 65 and over, there are “three things seniors hate to tell their children the most.” First, they don't like to say they're sick, second, they hate to say they're lonely, and third, they don't like to ask for pocket money.
This is evidence that shows how much older parents are paying attention to their children. When parents were raising their children, they knew where the pain was just by looking at the eyes of the child who could not speak, and they ran around to find medicine and heal him. But now that I'm old, I'm in a situation where I can't even tell my children that I'm sick even though I'm sick. When raising children, he carried them on his back wherever he went because he was afraid of crying if he left them alone. When parents were raising their children, their children went out and borrowed money that other people didn't want, so they put it in their pockets.
Would you like to see this phenomenon only as the flow of the times? It never is. God said in 2 Timothy 3:1-2, “Know this, that in the last days afflictions will come, when men love themselves and love money.... disobedient to their parents and not giving thanks.” . Disobedience to parents is evidence of human fall in the last days.
The philosopher Socrates said, “Act to your parents as you would want your children to do you.” Our children will see how we treat our parents now and will do the same in the future. Filial piety has strong heredity. A filial son must come from a family of filial piety, and a filial child must come from a family of an unfilial child. Because children learn by watching what their parents do. Knowledge education conducted in schools is mainly taught by ear and head. But home education is because you learn with your eyes and learn with your heart. Do you want to be served by your children in the future when I am old, weak and lonely? If so, please be filial. Through the seeds of filial piety I sowed, I will reap the fruits of filial piety from my children in the future.
God said in the text, “Honor your father and mother, for these are the first commandments with a promise, that it may go well with you and that you may live long on the earth” (Ephesians 6:2-3). Among the ten commandments, there is no other than the fifth commandment that promises blessings. It contains God's earnest desire to live with filial piety. How should I be filial?
1. He commanded you to obey your parents in the Lord.
Verse 1 of today's text says, “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.” The phrase “it is right” means that filial piety itself is not a good deed or merit, but a natural thing. If he does not do this, it means that he is not human.
Animals also have maternal love and homosexuality. The most maternal animal among animals is said to be a bear. However, there are limits to love for beasts. I only love when I'm young. When you grow up, that love disappears. This goes for babies too. When they are young, they only follow their mother's tail, but once they grow up they don't know their mother. There is no relationship at all.
Unfortunately, we don't know how many people stay on this animal level. To those on this animal level, Deuteronomy 21:18,21 says, “If they disobey their father or their mother, and do not listen to their parents when they rebuke them... You shall stone him to death; if Igar says you shall remove evil from among you, let all Israel hear and be afraid.” Proverbs 30:17 says, “The eye of the one who mocks his father and refuses to obey his mother will be pecked out by ravens of the valley and eaten by eagles.” Those who disobey the words of their parents in this way are not worthy of saving or worthy of living.
2. He commanded you to honor your father and mother.
Verse 2 of the text says, “Honor my father and mother, for these are the first commandments with a promise.” The word “honor” is the Greek word “tamio,” which means “to pay a price.” It means “be respectful.” In other words, paying off debt is called reverence. Our parents raised us well as God's representatives. Therefore, we must honor our parents as we honor God.
On the other hand, he said that those who ignore their parents and do not honor them will inevitably be cursed. Deuteronomy 27:16 says, “Cursed is he who despises his father and mother, and all the people shall say, Amen.”
There was a procession of a certain king. People were all out on the streets to see the king. Among them, there was a young man who was standing with his 老母 on his back and sweating profusely. The king approached the young man and asked what he was doing. The young man replied, “My mother said that if I saw the king’s face once, I would have no wish, so I carried it out like this.” Hearing this answer, the king was very happy and ordered his servant to give him a big reward. As this rumor spread, even those who were normally disobedient forced their mother to go out with a greedy desire to go to the store. The king rewarded them all. One person who was watching this said, “My lord, these people are filial piety in the world. We are doing this to win the award, and once we receive the award, it will change quickly.” Then the king said, “It is a blessing to imitate a filial son, so give them a reward.” That's right. Even if you imitate good things, you will be blessed.
3. What are the blessings promised to those who are filial?
Verse 3 says, “It may be well with me, and I may live long on the earth.” Prosperous is the Greek word “yu ginomai”, which means “it will become good” in whatever you do. In other words, “It gets boring. will be successful become satisfied You will be happy.” Therefore, Deuteronomy 5:16 says, “Honor your father and mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live a long and blessed life in the land the LORD your God is giving you.” It means that you will receive prosperous blessings and things will go well without any obstacles.
A boy was inflated with a dream of conquering the seas. This boy vowed to live as a sailor for the rest of his life. The boy grew up to get a job at a large shipping company and was ready to set sail for a distant country. I said goodbye to my mother. Then the mother said with tears in her eyes with a sad expression, “It is so painful to let you go.” This filial young man saw his mother's tears and gave up sailing. The mother took her son's hand and said, "It is written in the Bible that children who honor their parents are blessed. You will also receive great blessings.” The mother prayed a lot for her son who was extremely filial. Later, this young man became a great leader that America was proud of. He is the President of the United States, George Washington.
There is a standard for people who God considers precious and gives blessings, and that is filial piety. Saints! Please read the Bible. All of the people whom God has blessed with great blessings are children. So were Noah's sons Shem and Japheth, so did Joseph, so did Ruth, and so did David. Please consider the filial piety of our Savior, Jesus. Luke 2:51 says, “Jesus went down with one thing, and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to him.” Even in the bitter pain of being nailed to the cross, he thought of his mother and asked the disciple John for her future.
Proverbs 1:8-9 says, “My son, listen to the instruction of your father, and do not depart from the law of your mother, for it is a beautiful crown on your head, and a golden chain around your neck.” A beautiful coffin refers to a laurel wreath given to a victor. This is because God gives grace to those who filial piety, so that they become victors in life. And the gold chain around the neck is a token of love and marriage that the groom gives to the bride. This is because filial piety is the way to receive God's love and approval.
A poor widow cleared the mountain and took care of it, raising the chickens, and doing the laundry to educate her son. The son studied hard to repay his mother, and was awarded a gold medal as the grand prize at the graduation ceremony. The mother attended the graduation ceremony, but was hiding behind a pillar to watch her son's graduation ceremony because of his shabby appearance. My son went up to the stage and visited as a representative of the graduates. And after receiving the gold medal, I ran to my mother who was hiding behind the pillar and gave thanks, saying, “It is all thanks to your mother,” and hung the gold medal around her neck and carried her on her back. Thousands of people who saw this were moved. This son is Wilson, who later became President of the United States.
Let me finish my speech.
Dear members of Hyomin Church, I hope you will be filial to your parents. Hyomin Church means a church that dreams of becoming filial to God and parents. In the name of Hyomin Church, the purpose of our religious life is contained.
Filial filial piety is the duty of a child who has received great grace from his parents that cannot be expressed in words. Being filial to your parents is also evidence of overcoming the delusions of evil spirits that appear as evidence of the last days.
God loves these people exceptionally and gives them blessings so that they can become victors in life. Therefore, He said, “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your father and mother, for this is the first commandment with a promise, that it may go well with you and that you may live long on the earth” (Ephesians 6:1-3). I hope that you will become a true believer and a blessed believer who will not forget your parents' blessings.