Fathers and Mothers

Proverbs 1:8, 9

"Hear, my son, your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching; indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head and ornaments about your neck."

Fathers and mothers have a great responsibility given by God to teach and train their children in the way of righteousness and godliness, not simply to nurture them into adulthood. Their children likewise have the responsibility to heed their parents' words. Some of the best counsel you will ever receive will come from your parents, yet many choose to neglect their words thinking it to be outdated or irrelevant or too fundamental. We just celebrated Mother's Day yesterday honoring them for the service with which they served us and the teachings with which they taught us. Let us not forget that we have much to learn from our parents and make Mother's Day a hypocrite's day by disdaining the teaching of our parents. Let their teaching be to you a graceful wreath and ornaments about your neck! Thank God for godly parents. Stay strong in the Lord and God bless!