Ephesians 6:1-9

 1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2”Honor your father
and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— 3”that it may
go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” 4Fathers, do not
exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction
of the Lord. 5Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with
sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. 6Obey them not only to win
their favor when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of
God from your heart. 7Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not
men, 8because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good
he does, whether he is slave or free. 9And masters, treat your slaves in the same
way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and
yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.

Meditation
1. Read the passage; ask the Spirit to call to mind the face of someone that I
know. Take a few minutes to reflect on what kind of child, parent, employee,
or student I am. How do my actions in this relationship compare to the
standard Paul sets? Ponder the models in my life for that role. How were my
parents? How do my role models relate to their employers?
2. Talk to Jesus about this and share with Him any disappointment, gratitude,
or frustration I feel about my own role and my role models.
3. Listen to what Jesus’ telling me in this relationship, to continue growing in
this relationship? Or to change in some specific action? Write it down and
ask for God’s help and reminding.

Personal Note:
I have room to grow to live out the standard that Paul set.  As a servant for the church, I am called to obey them not only to win their favour when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of
God from your heart. Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not
men, 8because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good
he does, whether he is slave or free.  I see my role models living faithfully and wholeheartedly for God.

Let wholeheartedly pray and work for God's sake.