Today we'll tackle Colossians 3:20, and what Paul says in regards to ...
"Children ..."
Children are given a singular command here - obey your parents. Not just partly or in some things, but in everything. Whatever Mom and Dad say, do it. And why? "For this pleases the Lord greatly." When we're pleasing our parents, we're pleasing the Lord. That's pretty cool, if you think about it. When we submit to our parents, we're ultimately submitting to God.
What's even better is that we'll get something back for obeying our parents (though that's not the reason we do it). Ephesians 6:1-3 tells us,
"Children, obey your parents as you would the Lord, because this is right. Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise, so that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life in the land."
"Honor your parents" is the first commandment out of the 10 Commandment that includes a promise! How crazy is that! Obey Mom and Dad ... so it can go well with you. A lot of kids (me included) have thought that our parents' rules and orders were for their benefit, but they're really for ours! Now that doesn't mean that the blessings we receive from our obedience will be material, but they will certainly be great.
So, to end this short, sweet, and simple post, as children, let's obey and honor our parents, always remembering to follow the perfect example of a child's obedience - Jesus, submitting Himself to the Father's will, and coming to earth to die the sacrificial death that we all deserved, and rising again to grant life to all who will trust in His name. That is what obedience really is, and that is the obedience we children must seek to exemplify.
"Honor your father and your mother so that you may have a long life in the land that the Lord your God is giving you." ~ Exodus 20:12