The word of God speaks much about honor to prepare and equip us for giving the right kind of honor to God and others. The Bible also makes us aware and watchful of wrong type of honor and misuse of honor that is all around us.
God Deserves honor above all others
“You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory, honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.” Revelation 4:11
All honor, glory, and power belong to the heavenly Father. It is only in honoring God and esteeming Him that we find our bearing in life and have a healthy perspective of ourselves.
At the end of the age, the true magnificence of God will be revealed. Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord. The culmination and exposure of true honor and glory that He has deserved from the beginning of the age will come to fruition. Praise God!
Honor Parents
Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you. Exodus 20:12
The Lord very much cares about the established order in the family, and He is the one who chose our parents for us. By us honoring them, we honor God and recognize His sovereignty for choosing them to be our parents. We also respect the sacrifice they have made to protect, provide, and nurture us over the years. For the cases when the parents have been absent/unhealthy, we still choose to honor them as an act of declaration of our trust in God and His redemptive power over our lives.
Honor Marriage
Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. Hebrews 13:4
The covenant of marriage was instituted by God, and it is to be honored and respected among all people. For believers, marriage has a greater meaning because it displays Jesus’ relationship to His bride (the Church). This principal of marriage comes directly against our cultural and fantasy-oriented definition of marrying the prince/princess charming or the knight and shining armor.
The scriptures calls the men to love their wives as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her. The wives are called to honor, respect, and submit to their own husbands (Ephesians 5:22). This means we are not called to honor and submit to another man in the same way that we are called to submit ourselves to our own husbands. That’s because our relationship with our husbands reflect our relationship with Christ more than any other relationship!
Both men and women have responsibilities that can be challenging. However, by obeying God, He shapes us and breaks down the inherent selfishness in us! He uses the circumstances/situations of our lives to make us more humble, gentle, loving, & forgiving.
How are you doing with honoring those that God has placed in your life?
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