Honor: November 21, 2012

TODAYS WORD FOR WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2012.

HONOR

DEFINITION:

To treat with respect or reverence; to worship.

SCRIPTURE:

You shall have no other gods before me. Exodus 20:3

What does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observe the Lord’s commands and desires. Deuteronomy 10:12.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

The Word of God leaves no doubt that we are to honor God. God’s first commandment to us is: “You shall have no other gods before me.” The God of the Bible is the one and only God and we are to honor Him as God and we are to worship Him only.

Jesus reaffirmed this commandment when the devil offered to give Jesus the world if Jesus would bow down and worship Him. Jesus replied, “For it is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.” (Matthew 4:10)

How do we honor the Lord? The answer is found in Deuteronomy 10:12-13, and it consists of five things we are to do:

1.    Fear the Lord your God. (have reverence for Him)
2.    Walk in all His ways.
3.    Love Him.
4.    Serve Him with all your heart and soul.
5.    Obey His commandments.

Jesus teaches in John 5:23 that we are to honor the Son just as we honor the Father and those who do not honor the Son do not honor the Father who sent Him. We honor Jesus in the same way we honor God, by serving Him. Jesus gives a wonderful promise to those who honor Him: “My Father will honor the one who serves Me.” (John 12:26)

REMEMBER: We cannot over honor our God!

LEARNING:

Our memory verse for this week is found in Joshua 24:15.

Choose for yourselves whom you will serve: as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

PRAYER:

Thank You, Lord, that You are a Holy and righteous God and above all other gods. Thank You for Your Son who You sent to be my Savior. Keep me faithful in honoring You, my heavenly Father, and Your Son, my Savior.