Honor Thy Parent

Since the Lord had called me to serve full time I had no choice but to be under the sovereign will of the Father who had called me. Though my parent opposed it to the uttermost, the glorious vision of Christ and His Church captured me; and the burden to be fully in the Master's service even unto death has been my life-long consecration. All these by the grace of God has hitherto being carried out till today. Nevertheless, my responsibility as the eldest son, in the humanity of Jesus could not be overlooked. Whenever, the Lord provided, blessed and led me to, I in oneness with the Lord and my wife, would offer however much we can, as per the Lord's blessings, to my parent; a cherishing in the humanity of Jesus. And so, I remain open to my parent's beck and call. Often, their call is an alert for me to carry out my righteous responsibility which is honorably due.

Recently, the Lord has blessed us so much, and the leading of the Lord was so peaceful to offer to my family through my dad. It was not a less amount monetarily, and in joy with praise and thanksgiving to the God who blesses, we offered. I reckon this as "honoring thy parent." And it was such a blessing to be blessed by blessing our own family with the Lord's blessings.

Once again, the Lord gave us another opportunity to offer to our family's need few days ago. Initially I wasn't sure if we should go ahead with it because I would not do things just because somebody asked me to do it, or I would not help others just because there is a need to help. I would not dare to allow my natural "good man" to do as he pleases. But rather would prefer such good deeds be put to dead and let the Spirit's leading be supreme above all circumstances. But as I went before the Lord, I was reminded of this verse in Ephesian 6:2, "Honor your father and mother.." Then in so doing I felt so joyful to be able to meet the needs of my family through the Lord's superabundant blessings.

Practically, this is just one of the ways we can honor our parents. Honoring may be in different forms, means and ways. It could be psychological, physical and spiritual. It all depends on when and how the Lord leads. 

What an honor to be able to honor our own parent! All and only by the Lord's blessings.