Honor God

Honor God, March 4
Author: Charles H. Spurgeon From the book: Faith's Checkbook

"Them that honor Me, I will honor." - 1 Samuel 2:30

Do I make the honor of God the great object of my life and the rule of my conduct? If so, He will honor me. I may for a while receive no honor from man, but God will Himself put honor upon me in the most effectual manner. In the end it will be found the surest way to honor to be willing to be put to shame for conscience' sake.

Eli had not honored the LORD by ruling his household well, and his sons had not honored the LORD by behavior worthy of their sacred office, and therefore the LORD did not honor them but took the high priesthood out of their family and made young Samuel to be ruler in the land instead of any of their tine. If I would have my family ennobled, I must honor the LORD in all things. God may allow the wicked to win worldly honors; but the dignity which He Himself gives, even glory, honor, and immortality, He reserves for those who by holy obedience take care to honor Him.

What can I do this day to honor the LORD? I will promote His glory by my spoken testimony and by my practical obedience, I will also honor Him with my substance and by offering to Him some special service. Let me sit down and think how I can honor Him, since He will honor me.

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Let our actions and words and lives be vessels to honor the Lord and to see Him most glorified in our lives and in the world around us. "God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him." - John Piper. Let the Gospel always be on our hearts and on our tongues. Let our speech be edifying and a testimony to the love of Christ in our lives and the power of His grace. Grace&Peace.

"68. Resolved, to confess frankly to myself all that which I find in myself, either infirmity or sin; and, if it be what concerns religion, also to confess the whole case to God, and implore needed help. July 23, and August 10, 1723." - Jonathan Edwards, 70 Resolutions.