“Give to everyone what you owe them: Pay your taxes and import duties, and give respect and honor to all to whom it is due.” Romans 13:7 (NLT)
Years and years ago the 1st of November was made All Saints Day, and now we have come to know the day before that as Halloween. Literally it is the day before the holy day to do bad stuff. No, I am not knocking the fun our children and we have on that day, but what I am asking you to do is make sure that you honor God with it all.
October is Pastor Appreciation month. I want to say a hearty THANK YOU to The Community Fellowship for loving on me and my family. I am honored to serve such a great group of people. But have you honored your pastor and church staff? This is the last weekend of the month, your last chance. Go get a card and put something special in it. Buy them something they need. Baby-sit their kids. Buy him a suit if you can. Just do something. Far too often these people are overworked and under appreciated (I am not speaking personally). We pastors love what we do and love the people we get to work with, but let these people know that they are doing a good job and you love them. Just do it. Don’t leave it to someone else.
Who do we need to honor? Yes, we must honor our God. That is a given. We need to honor our parents and those in authority over us. But there are other people we need to honor, and I am learning this in so many ways.
Find people who don’t feel worthy and honor them. I was at our local school yesterday and ran into a girl that is having a rough time and feeling less than good. How simple it was for me to give her a hug and tell her that Jesus and I love her and she is special. That is giving honor. Sometimes we think we are honoring people, but our actions speak differently. Check your actions.
What does God say about honoring people?
“Give honor to the LORD for the glory of his name…” Psalms 29:2 (NLT)
“…those members of the body which we deem less honorable, on these we bestow more abundant honor…” 1 Corinthians 12:23 (NASB)
“Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the best part of everything your land produces.” Proverbs 3:9 (NLT)
“…those who help the poor honor him.” Proverbs 14:31 (NLT)
“Fear of the LORD teaches a person to be wise; humility precedes honor.” Proverbs 15:33 (NLT)
“So God has put the body together in such a way that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity.” 1 Corinthians 12:24 (NLT)
“Don't be selfish; don't live to make a good impression on others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourself. Don't think only about your own affairs, but be interested in others, too, and what they are doing. Your attitude should be the same that Christ Jesus had.” Philippians 2:3-5 (NLT)
As I close I want to honor a few people that have greatly touched my life as of late … Art Rogers (my parent’s pastor), GH Vaughan (friend and local pastor), my parents (you go the extra mile so often for my family), JULIE (thank you and I love you) … I have to remember ‘to give honor to whom honor is due’, and you guys deserve it big time!
Years and years ago the 1st of November was made All Saints Day, and now we have come to know the day before that as Halloween. Literally it is the day before the holy day to do bad stuff. No, I am not knocking the fun our children and we have on that day, but what I am asking you to do is make sure that you honor God with it all.
October is Pastor Appreciation month. I want to say a hearty THANK YOU to The Community Fellowship for loving on me and my family. I am honored to serve such a great group of people. But have you honored your pastor and church staff? This is the last weekend of the month, your last chance. Go get a card and put something special in it. Buy them something they need. Baby-sit their kids. Buy him a suit if you can. Just do something. Far too often these people are overworked and under appreciated (I am not speaking personally). We pastors love what we do and love the people we get to work with, but let these people know that they are doing a good job and you love them. Just do it. Don’t leave it to someone else.
Who do we need to honor? Yes, we must honor our God. That is a given. We need to honor our parents and those in authority over us. But there are other people we need to honor, and I am learning this in so many ways.
Find people who don’t feel worthy and honor them. I was at our local school yesterday and ran into a girl that is having a rough time and feeling less than good. How simple it was for me to give her a hug and tell her that Jesus and I love her and she is special. That is giving honor. Sometimes we think we are honoring people, but our actions speak differently. Check your actions.
What does God say about honoring people?
“Give honor to the LORD for the glory of his name…” Psalms 29:2 (NLT)
“…those members of the body which we deem less honorable, on these we bestow more abundant honor…” 1 Corinthians 12:23 (NASB)
“Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the best part of everything your land produces.” Proverbs 3:9 (NLT)
“…those who help the poor honor him.” Proverbs 14:31 (NLT)
“Fear of the LORD teaches a person to be wise; humility precedes honor.” Proverbs 15:33 (NLT)
“So God has put the body together in such a way that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity.” 1 Corinthians 12:24 (NLT)
“Don't be selfish; don't live to make a good impression on others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourself. Don't think only about your own affairs, but be interested in others, too, and what they are doing. Your attitude should be the same that Christ Jesus had.” Philippians 2:3-5 (NLT)
As I close I want to honor a few people that have greatly touched my life as of late … Art Rogers (my parent’s pastor), GH Vaughan (friend and local pastor), my parents (you go the extra mile so often for my family), JULIE (thank you and I love you) … I have to remember ‘to give honor to whom honor is due’, and you guys deserve it big time!
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