Honor God

Our lives can be so routine. We work all week, enjoy the weekend, go to church on Sunday and start over on Monday. There is nothing wrong with a scheduled life. But in the midst of all this we can be intentional about honoring God.

So how can we honor God?

 

First and foremost, we can honor God by having no other idols before Him. That means idols of work, family, entertainment, name and fame, personal ambition must come after Him. Honoring God means we love, respect and obey His instructions. We can honor God by having a daily relationship with Him.

Honoring God means we honor the people that God put in our lives. Often we take our families for granted. We give our best to the world and give the leftovers to our families. This does not please God. Invest in your family. Worship and learn about God together as a family. Every time you take your family to church, you honor God.

Another way you can honor God is by sharing your resources. The Bible says, “Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you” (James 1:27 NLT). When we care for God’s other children, we are honoring Him.

We spend a great deal of time at work. Therefore, it is imperative that we learn to honor God at work. How does that look like? Let’s start by showing up to work on time. Go to work with a positive attitude and with enthusiasm. No matter what your job is, do it with excellence as unto the Lord. Do not compromise. Do not join the office gossip. Do not talk against the organization that’s paying your bills. Serve and treat all people with respect. When we do this, we’re honoring God.

Another good way to honor God is to grow daily. Give up the low life. When we give up bad habits and practices that bind us, we honor God. If we love God, we will try to please Him in ALL our ways.

 

You may be asking, “Sandy, what happens when I honor God?” Listen to what God’s Word says. “Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God: “Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country. “Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, the produce of your ground and the increase of your herds, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks. “Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. “Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out (Deuteronomy 28:1-14 NKJV).

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