Where is My Honor? Part 1
Malachi 1:6
“A son honors his father, and a servant his master: if I then be a father, where is my honor? and if I be a master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name…”
We live in a generation of rights and freedoms that afford children to disobey and even disown their parents, all for the sake of so-called “liberty.”
11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.12There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.13There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.14There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men. (Prov. 30:11-14).
We can see now, more than ever, that an accumulation of knowledge does not necessarily produce abundant life. We do not have to be part of that generation. There is also a seed that shall serve the Lord and it will be counted as righteousness (Psalm 22:30). We need to return to our first Love. God is demanding the best from us now, He is demanding honor. He is a great father, One that knows how to give good gifts to His children, One Who listens to the cries of the afflicted. But if indeed we cry out “Abba,” how do we honor such a magnificent and faithful Lord?
What God is looking for are 1. Those with perfect hearts towards Him, 2. Who honor Him, 3. have faith, and 4. are true worshipers. We honor Him with our very lives, time, character, and possessions (of which we are merely stewards anyway). If we can show respect for the president, police officers, public officials, even celebrities, how much more praise does a majestic and awesome God deserve? We must be living sacrifices and worship Him with our entire hearts and undivided devotion.
As you give God the honor due to Him, God will honor you. Your honor will not be given to another in the name of Jesus Christ. May the grace to honor Him, seek Him first, and to give Him the glory always be released to you from today onward. And may you and your generations to come serve the Lord all your days in the blessed name of Jesus. Amen.
