Exodus 20:12 - Honor your father and your mother

Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

To honor our heritage gives God glory, but this commandment may seem hard when one has come out of a broken or abusive home.

For those who have experienced this pain, honoring our father and mother is important for a number of reasons. First, it reminds us that we live in a broken world. Second, we come out of our dysfunction as ministers to those who have suffered without God. This also causes us to face our own unforgiveness and uproot the curse of judgment that we can pass to our children.

This commandment is healthy to stable families and healing to unhealthy families.

Today's Commentary by:
Dave Whitehead, Senior Pastor Grace NYC

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Exodus 20:7 - You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God...

You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.

Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Many of us see this Scripture as a prohibition on cursing, but that is not the intent of the commandment. The misuse is actually more about using God's name as a magical charm to uphold your word - like in a court.

People who are quick to swear to God about their conduct should think twice, because this is more along the line of what God was condemning. God will hold us to an account for how we associate His name with our character or actions.

Today's Commentary by:
Dave Whitehead, Senior Pastor Grace NYC

Discussion at: facebook.com/DailyBibleVerse