“Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eye service, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God. And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for[a] you serve the Lord Christ”
Colossians 3: 22-24 (KJV).
To honor means to hold in high esteem, to show respect to or towards, to give recognition to, to esteem another, or to give preference. We honor God by doing what He has asked us to do. “For them that honor me [God] I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed” (1 Samuel 2:30, NIV, text added). Disobeying the Word is dishonoring God, and those who dishonor God will always be at the bottom of life. God has given us His instruction in His word; yours is to obey. One of the ways to honor is by giving recognition, respect, and esteem, and walking in love towards the person you are honoring.
A good example is David; although he was anointed to be king over Israel, he served King Saul and honored him, even though King Saul wanted to kill him. David honored King Saul to the point that he did not rejoice over King Soul’s death. The Bible records that God blessed David because he was a man of honor. For those of you who have bosses who are not treating you right, take a lesson from David; honor them, and esteem them as unto God and God will promote you and increase your honor. God wants us to honor others because of what honor does for us.
PRAYER
Dear Father, I take grace to honor by serving with all my heart, as working for You, not for human masters, Ireceive my inheritance from You. in the name of the Lord Jesus.
WISDOM NUGGET
“Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy and not with grief: for this is unprofitable for you” Hebrews13:17 (NIV).