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Daily Bible Reading “Honor Your Father and Mother” (Ephesians 6:1-4)

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Honor Your Father and Mother

Today’s Daily Bible Reading is from Ephesians 6:1-4. This Scripture reminds us that we should honor our father and mother.

This is the first of the Ten Commandments that has a promise attached to it. The promise is that “it may be well with you, and you might live long on the earth.”

Deuteronomy 5:16: “Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”

What do you think it means to honor your parents? Maybe to love, obey, respect, and cherish them. This Scripture starts off by telling us we should obey our parents as their children because it is right. I don’t think we are only supposed to honor our parents as children, but all the days of our lives. Ephesians 6:4 gives direction to the parents that they should bring their children up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Both as parents and as children we have a commitment to each other.

My parents have both already gone to heaven to be with the Lord, and I miss them very much. Those of you who are fortunate enough to still have your parents here with you, spend as much time as you can with them and treasure every moment. How I would love to be able to sit down and have a conversation with my parents and to visit with them.

Our parents are the first ones who love us and teach us what love is. Love should be unconditional between a parent and their children. As children we should return that love and respect to our parents. We may not always agree with everything our parents do. They aren’t perfect and neither are we, but we can love each other in spite of our differences.

Some parents may not treat their children in the way that God intended them to, but that doesn’t negate our responsibility to honor them as our parents. We may have to ask God to help us forgive our parents for some of the things did or didn’t do.

If you are a parent you probably haven’t done everything right, either. You have probably made mistakes and wrong decisions concerning your children. This Scripture teaches us that we should honor our parents and God will bless us for doing so.

 

Daily Bible Reading:

Ephesians 6:1-4

1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise:)

3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

 

Things to think about:

  • What is the promise God gives us for honoring our parents?
  • What does it mean to honor someone?
  • Should we only honor our parents when we are children or should it be a life-long commitment?
  • Should we only honor our parents if they treated us well and loved us the way God intended for them to?

 

Prayer of the Day:

Dear God,

We want to thank You for the parents You gave us. Forgive us of the times in our lives when we haven’t honored our parents. We know You blessed us with them and for that we are grateful. Help us to always honor them. In Jesus’ name, we pray. We love You, LORD. Amen.

 

Daily Bible Verse:

Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise:) – Ephesians 6:2

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God is Love is a Daily Bible Reading Study by Deborah H. Bateman. It contains 19 daily devotionals on Scriptures about love from the Bible: including God’s love for us, the love relationship between a husband and wife, love and honoring our parents, and much more.

This devotional would be good for personal daily devotions or group Bible studies, including small groups, and Sunday school classes. Each devotional contains a brief commentary by the author, the daily Bible Scripture, a prayer of the day, and several questions for personal reflection or group discussion.

In God is Love, Deborah strives to show you not only what love is, but that love comes from God, as well as the love of God surpasses all imagination.

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Daily Bible Reading “Words of Wisdom from a Mother to Her Son” (Proverbs 31:1-9)

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Today’s Daily Bible Reading is from Proverbs 31:1-9. Proverbs 31 is a chapter about a mother giving godly advice to her son. It is thought by biblical scholars that when the Scripture is speaking of King Lemuel and his mother, it is speaking of King Solomon and his mother, who was Bathsheba. She tells him not to give his strength to women, and not to act in ways that will destroy kings.

She advises him not to drink wine, because it will cloud his judgment. She also advises him to plead the cause of the needy. Do you remember any advice your mother gave you? Did you heed her advice? In the rest of this chapter there are very specific instructions from his mother about how to find a virtuous wife and what a virtuous woman acts like.

If you are a woman, would you consider yourself to be a virtuous woman? Some of the words that describe what it means to be a virtuous woman are: good, righteous, worthy, honorable, moral, upright, honest, strong, efficient, prosperous, courageous, and chaste. She is a person of high moral standards who serves her family, her community, and God well.

 

Daily Bible Reading:

Proverbs 31:1-9

1 The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
2 What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
8 Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

 

Things to think about:

  • What advice did your mother give you that you still practice today?
  • What is the one thing your mother taught you that you are most proud to follow today?
  • What kind of advice do you give your children?

 

Prayer of the Day:

Dear Heavenly Father,

We thank You for this Scripture in Proverbs 31. We thank You for the advice that this mother gave to her son. Help us to take the advice of our godly parents. Help us to study Your Word to see what the right things are for us to do. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

 

Daily Bible Verse:

Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. – Proverbs 31:3

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Proverbs 31: Who Can Find a Virtuous Woman

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Proverbs 31: Who Can Find a Virtuous Woman is a Daily Bible Reading Study of Proverbs 31 by Deborah H. Bateman. Proverbs 31 is thought to be a letter from Bathsheba to King Solomon, who is called King Lemuel in this Scripture.

In Proverbs 31: Who Can Find a Virtuous Woman Bible Study we consider all the things women do and where they can find strength and wisdom for their lives. This is a six lesson Bible study that would be great for individual or for a small group Bible study.

In this Bible study you will learn what it means to be a virtuous woman and how we can honor God through our service to our families, our community, and to God.

For those of you interested in Bible journaling, may I suggest you pick your favorite Bible verse from each lesson and journal about it. This will be a great reminder of the lessons you learn as you read and study this book.

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Daily Bible Reading “Listen to Your Father and Mother” (Proverbs 6:20-35)

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Listen to Your Father and Mother

Today’s Daily Bible Reading is from Proverbs 6:20-35. Solomon tells his son, “My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake the teaching of your mother: bind them continually upon your heart, and tie them around your neck.”

Wherever you go, it will lead you; when you sleep, it will keep you; and when you wake up, it will talk with you.

The commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: to keep you from the evil woman, from the flattering tongue of a strange woman.

Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart and don’t let her tempt you with her eyelids. A man is brought to a piece of bread by means of a harlot: and the adulteress will hunt for a man of high value.

Can a man take fire to his chest, and his clothes not get burned? Can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not get burned? In other words, if you play with fire, you are going to get burnt.

So he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife; whoever touches her will not be innocent.

Men don’t despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy his hunger; but if he is found, he will be made to repay seven times what he stole; he will give all that he owns trying to repay the debt.

A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding: he who does it destroys his own soul. He will be wounded and dishonored; and his reproach will not be taken away.

Jealousy is the rage of a man: he will not spare in the day of vengeance. He will not regard any ransom; neither will he be content, even though you give him many gifts.

Have you noticed how many times Solomon has already warned his son about getting involved with strange or adulteress women? Why do you think he is so adamant about these warnings? Could it be because this is one of the things that the enemy uses most to tempt us to sin?

As parents it is our duty to warn our children, as Solomon did, about the snares of this world. Solomon encourages his son to listen to his instructions and those of his mother. He is trying to keep his son from getting involved in sin.

Solomon is speaking to his son in this Scripture, but as women and mothers it is also our duty to resist temptation and to teach our children about the traps that the enemy uses to try to trip us up.

Many times if we would have listened to the warnings that the LORD placed in our paths by our parents and others or through the Scriptures, we could have saved ourselves a lot of pain and heartache.

God is faithful to us. He expects us to not only be faithful to Him, but also to be faithful to our husband or wife, if we are married.

 

Daily Bible Reading:

Proverbs 6:20-35

20 My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
26 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in theday of vengeance.
35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

 

Things to think about:

  • What is Solomon’s concern for his son in this Scripture?
  • What are some of the things he warns his son of concerning this matter?
  •  What is Solomon’s warning about the jealousy of man?

 

Prayer of the Day:

Dear Heavenly Father,

As we read this Scripture in Proverbs we Solomon’s concern for his son. He wants to make sure that he is aware of the dangers of getting involved with an adulteress or strange woman. Help us to guard our hearts and lives in this area. Help those of us who are married to be faithful to our husband or wife. Please forgive us if we have failed You in this area. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

 

Bible Verse to Journal or Memorize:

My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: … – Proverbs 6:20

 

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haggai(1)-25The Book of Haggai: Consider Your Ways
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The Book of Haggai: Consider Your Ways is a Daily Bible Reading Study of the book of Haggai by Deborah H. Bateman. It is the twenty-fifth book in the Daily Bible Reading Series by the author. Haggai was one of the prophets from the Old Testament of the Bible.

In the book of Haggai, the LORD reveals a message to Haggai for the people asking them to consider your ways. The LORD also reminded the people through Haggai that He was with them, among other things. These are lessons that we can still use today in our lives.

The Book of Haggai: Consider Your Ways contains four Daily Bible Reading lessons consisting of a brief commentary by the author, the Daily Bible Reading Scriptures, a few questions to consider called, “Things to think about,” and a prayer of the day. It is a great Bible study for individual or group study.

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