First, we’re supposed to honor our parents. The Bible is incredibly clear on this one. It’s so important, God actually included it in His top ten list of commandments: Exodus 20:12 - Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
Then, more specifically, the Bible goes further about honoring our fathers. Malachi 1:6 – “A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour?
Since this month of June is the month of Father’s Day, month to celebrate fathers, we need to give credit where credit is due, and honor where it’s due.
We need to honor our parents, and especially our fathers. We should not take for granted or trivialize their words, proclamations and blessings.
A father’s blessing was important in Biblical times as a practical matter of inheritance rights. In addition, some final blessings included prophetic statements that reveal God’s supernatural power at work through the men of His choosing.
The book of Genesis emphasizes the blessing of a father to his sons. The patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob all gave formal blessings to their children—and, in Jacob’s case, to some grandchildren.
Receiving a blessing from one’s father was a high honor, and losing a blessing was tantamount to a curse. May the Lord grant us the grace to respect, value and honor our parents, especially our fathers, in Jesus mighty Name. Amen.
You will have a great turn-around this 2020.
Remain blessed.
Shalom.
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