Pastor
Chris
Honour
all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king (1 Peter 2:17).
Everything the Word of
God tells us is important, but certain things are given to us as key principles
and factors for progress in our lives. These things help us win and give us the
advantage. One of such is honour; it’s important for us to understand what
honour is and how to give it to others. Our opening verse tells us about honour
from different perspectives.
Honour primarily means
to show respect to, towards, or for. It means to give recognition to; to esteem
another. It also means to give preference. In the light of these definitions,
the Bible tells us to honour all men. We’re to honour the brotherhood—those in
the house of God—and we do this by walking in love, because Jesus told us to
love one another. You can’t walk in love without showing honour.
The verse also says,
"Fear God." We honour God by demonstrating reverential fear towards
Him. Finally, it says, "honour the king." This refers to how we deal
with people who are above us—those who have authority over us—whether in our
social, business, or political lives.
Why does God tell us to
honour others? It’s because of what honour does. You can only receive what
you give. If you don’t give honour, you can’t receive honour. The more you
honour others, the more you’re honoured. Revelation 5:10 says, Christ Jesus
has, "…made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the
earth." This gives us an idea that we were raised to be honoured in Christ
Jesus; we’re kings and priests; we’re men and women of honour. Thus, we must
always be willing to give honour, because honour begets honour.
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you
for making me worthy of honour and teaching me to honour others. I willingly
give honour to others with all sincerity and love, thereby expressing your
nature of love, and the humility of Christ, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
f u r t h e r s t u d
y: Romans 12:10; Romans 13:7
Daily
Scripture Reading
1 Year Reading Plan :
Acts 2:1-21, 2 Chronicles 5-7
2 Year Reading Plan :
Mark 16:12-20, Deuteronomy 8
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