1. He gives the childless woman a family, making her a happy mother. Praise the LORD! (Psalms 113:9 NLT)
2. Don’t curse your father or fail to bless your mother. (Proverbs 30:11 MSG)
3. My child, listen when your father corrects you. Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction. (Proverbs 1:8 NLT)
4. Let your father and mother be proud of you; give your mother that happiness. (Proverbs 23:25 GNT)
5. Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters. (1 Timothy 5:2 NLT)
6. Honor (esteem and value as precious) your father and your mother–this is the first commandment with a promise. (Ephesians 6:2 AMP)
7. That precious memory triggers another: your honest faith—and what a rich faith it is, handed down from your grandmother Lois to your mother Eunice, and now to you! And the special gift of ministry you received when I laid hands on you and prayed—keep that ablaze! God doesn’t want us to be shy with his gifts, but bold and loving and sensible. (2 Timothy 1:5-7 MSG)
8. The man called his wife’s name Eve [life spring], because she was the mother of all the living. (Genesis 3:20 AMP)
9. Respect your father and your mother, as I, the Lord your God, command you, so that all may go well with you and so that you may live a long time in the land that I am giving you. (Deuteronomy 5:16 GNT)
10. Each of you must show great respect for your mother and father, and you must always observe my Sabbath days of rest. I am the LORD your God. (Leviticus 19:3 NLT)
Devotions by Chris Hendrix 