Are You Honoring God?
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18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.-1 Peter 1:18-19
Mankind thinks of silver and gold as valuable and precious. Peter gives this expository on how men and women were not bought and could not be bought by all the precious stones in the world but by the most valuable commodity in the universe, the blood of Jesus. As leaders in the body of Christ, we need to make sure that we don’t let the honor of God slip. The more corners we cut the less value we put on the Word, worship, and prayer; then the more there is no difference between how the world operates and the way the Church operates. The key to that is honoring God and maintaining that attitude of the heart that the blood of Jesus is still precious. Keys to honoring God.
Judge Yourself. Judge yourself and you won’t be judged. When you judge yourself, you are proactive about sifting and casting off sin. Realize when something of the enemy sets in and be quick to identify it, reject it, repent from it, and replace it with God’s Word. Saul was selected by the Lord to be King of Israel but he didn’t judge himself. He let pride and sin seep in, and he didn’t repent. In turn, God chose David. David sinned too but he was quick to judge himself and repent before the Lord. David was a man who wanted what God wanted. David understood that your offering/service has to cost you something. He was willing to offer to God his heart. He was known as a man after God’s own heart.
Have a Heart of Humility. God gives grace to the humble but He resists the proud. Don’t let bitterness and unforgiveness spring up and contaminate your heart. Be quick to forgive. Be quick to let resentment go. Cast that upon the Lord. A meek quiet spirit is precious unto the Lord. Jesus and Moses were both described as meek men. Have a heart of humility
Don’t be unwilling to do what others have done to be blessed-Pastor Keith Moore.
There are no corners to cut. You can’t fast-track a blessing with God. If you honor God then God will honor and increase you. The honor of God will not only be a blessing unto Him but it will in turn become a blessing to you.