Well, we honor them, even if we only have one active or living parent because God said so! He gave us this commandment as an example of HOW we should honor Him! How we treat our parents is a reflection of our respect for our TRUE Father in Heaven – Abba!
In this recent program, I examine Commandment # 5 during my indepth series on the Decalogue – the Ten Commandments! While we Christians are not under the law, but the dispensation of Grace, we are accountable to the Ten Commandments! Jesus – the Great I am – the Alpha and Omega, never did away with these remaining 10 of the 613 Laws of the Old Testament!
As I said in the first couple programs of this series, which can be viewed as PLUMBLINE programs #31-#40 on the WLCF TV channel on YouTube, these laws/commands/statues or commandments were given to us for our own good! Yes they were! They are to keep us safe, alive, healthy, joyful and in fellowship with God and each other! They are not just a bunch of do’s and don’ts! They are a stop sign to keep us from running headlong into disaster! So without further ado, here is today’s message – and the transition from the first four commands to our relationship with each other, while we are here on this great earth which God has created! Amen!
How beautiful and glorious is the Lord! How bountiful is His Goodness to us!
How beautiful are the Feet of Him Who brings good news. The Apostle John said the following when he came face to Face with the King of Kings – the Lord Jesus as He was 1900 years ago…and how He still is right now! Think about it, my friends! The Commander in Chief of the Universe (the real one); the Creator of Life; the Counselor – Mighty Counselor – the Glorious One….This is what He is really like: Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash around his chest. The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire, his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters….(Revelation 1:12-15 ESV)
