DO NOT DISRESPECT YOUR PARENTS
THE SEED
“When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent. Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked and told his two brothers outside” Genesis 9:21-22 NIV
In the world, people have to earn your respect. But God commands us to honour our parents, whether we feel they deserve it or not. Isn’t it interesting that this is the first and only commandment of the ten, that comes with not one, but two promises?
No matter what they do, even when they have acted foolishly, the bible does not permit us to disrespect our parents. Our obedience to our parents should be subject to our obedience to God; we do not have to obey them if they are wrong. But we are not to disrespect them or treat them scornfully, nevertheless. There is more to this than we can treat here; I implore you to read the whole chapter. It appears Ham saw his father’s nakedness and told his brothers. But somehow Canaan, one of Ham’s sons, also got involved, hence the curse in verse 25. The moral of the story is our parents may not always get their decisions correct. And they may not be up to date with the changing world we live in. But under no circumstance, does God allow us to dishonour them. As parents who gave us life and nurtured us into adulthood, even if they didn’t do it very well, we must honour them. Honouring them demonstrates that we are remaining under authority and accountability to a physical parent, as well as a spiritual parent (God). For this, God says, it will go well with us, and we will live long upon the earth.
BIBLE READING: Genesis 9: 20 – 27
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, help me to always show the honour you expect me to have for my parents, in all situations, in Jesus name, Amen.
MÁ ṢÉ ALÁÌBỌ̀WỌ̀ FÚN ÀWỌN ÒBÍ RẸ.
IRUGBIN NAA
“O sì mu nínú ọtí wáìnì náà, o mú àmupara; o sí tú ara rẹ̀ sí ìhòòhò nínú àgọ́ rẹ̀. Hamu, bàbá Kénáánì, sí rí ìhòòhò bàbá rẹ̀, o sí sọ fún àwọn arákùnrin rẹ̀ lóde”. Genesis 9 : 21-22.
Nínú aye, eniyan ni lati gba apọnle rẹ. Ṣugbọn Ọlọrun paṣẹ fun wa lati bọla fun awọn obi wa, boya a lero pe wọn yẹ, tabi ko tọ si wọn. Ǹjẹ́, kó jẹ́ ìyàlẹ́nu pe eyi jẹ ofin akọkọ nínú òfin mẹwaa, ti kii ṣe ọkan, ṣugbọn wọn wa pẹ̀lú ileri meji? Ohun yòówù kí àwọ́n obi wa ṣe, bi wọ́n ba tilẹ̀ hùwà òmùgọ̀ pàápàá, Bíbélì kò gbà wá láyè láti tàbùkù awọn òbí wa. Ìgbọràn wa sí àwọn òbí wa gbọ́dọ̀ wà lábẹ́ ìgbọràn wa sí Ọlọ́run; a kò ní láti ṣè àìgbọràn sí wọn, tí wọ́n bá ṣe àṣìṣe. A kò gbọ́dọ̀ tàbùkù wọn, tàbí kí a ṣè si wọn, nípa ki a pẹ̀gàn wọ́n. Ìjíròrò nípa ọ̀rọ̀ yi ju ohun ti a le fi ́ ẹnu ba díẹ̀ lọ. Mo bẹ ọ lati ka gbogbo ẹ̀kọ́ náà. Ó dàbí ẹni pé Hámù rí ìhòòhò baba rẹ̀ ó sì sọ fún àwọn arákùnrin rẹ̀. Ṣùgbọ́n lọ́nà kan náà, Kénáánì, ọ̀kan lára àwọn ọmọ Hámù lọ́wọ nínú ọ̀rọ̀ náà pẹ̀lú, nítorí náà wọn gbá ègún nínú Ẹsẹ 25. Ẹ̀kọ́ tí a ri kọ nínú itan naa ni pe awọn obi wa le ma ni óye tó péye lórí ipinnu wọn nigbagbogbo. Wọ́n tun le má wa ni ìbámu pẹ̀lú àwọn ohun tí ó nlọ lóde òní. Gẹgẹbi awọn obi ti o fun wa ni igbesi aye réré ti wọn si tọ wa dagba, bi o tilẹ jẹ pé wọn ko ṣe daradara, a gbọdọ bọwọ fun wọn. Bi bọlá fun wọn fihan pe a wa labẹ aṣẹ ati àbójútó obi nipa ti ara, ati bi obi nípa ti ẹmí bakannaa. (Ọlọ́run). Nitori idi eyi Ọlọrun sọ pé, yio dara fun wa, a o sí ní ọjọ́ gígùn lori ilẹ ayé.
BIBELI KIKA: Genesisi 9: 20-27
ADURA: Bàbá wa Ọ̀run, ràn mí lọwọ lati fi ìtẹríba àti iyì tí ẹ fẹ́ kí nni fún àwọn òbí mí hàn nigbagbogbo, nínú bi o tí wù kí ó rí. Amin.