Devotionals

Scripture Reading: Exodus 20:12

Have you ever felt like you were being shameful to your parents or to your "Christian" name because you wanted to fit in with the rest of your friends? I promise you that your friends, if they are true friends, will like you for being different especially if you are living a life of righteouseness. If they make fun of you for being Godly, they were not your friends to begin with.

You should always think about what you do when you leave home. Do not do anything that you think your parents would not approve of. Do not lie to them about where you are or what you are doing. I promise that they will find out eventually. When I think back to my teenage years, my father always told me, "What you do when you leave this house reflects on me. Do you want to ruin our family name?" This kept me out of much trouble. I did not want to bring shame on my father. In my life today, I live by the same quote except my every action reflects on my Heavenly Father. People know I am a Christian. If I reflect evil, it gives all Christians a bad name. It never mattered how bad I was, my daddy always disciplined me, loved me, and forgave me all at the same time. God is the same way. No matter what sin you have in your life, if you are a born again believer, there will be chastening (correction), love, and forgiveness with confession. He is a loving Father.

There is a command that comes from God found in our Scripture text, which says, "Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee." This Scripture means that if we will honor our father and mother then we should live a long life.

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• Posted by: Brooke Cason