Tuesday, July 14, 2009

WWW.VICTORY SERIES: Honor God

Values dictate our behavior. Every family has a set of values they live by. Every church have their own set of values. Where do we get these values?
“Jesus replied: `Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: `Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the law and commandments hang on these two commandments.”
Matthew 22:37-40.


(Also read Colossians 1:9-10).
Most Christian churches, including Victory Church Philippines base their values on this verse found in the book of Matthew. To “honor God” is the fundamental value of our church.
Why do we honor God? We honor God because He is worthy.
“Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom”
Psalm 145:3.
“Exalt the LORD our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy”
Psalm 99:5
What does it mean to honor God?
“These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me”
Matthew 15:8.
To honor God is more than just a lip service, it is more than just coming to church and doing religious routines. Honoring God is a heart issue. We make a decision to honor God in everything that we do beforehand.
“`If you do not listen, and if you do not set your heart to honor my name, says the LORD Almighty, I will send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not set your heart to honor me’”
Malachi 2:2.
HOW TO HONOR GOD:
1.Honor God in church.
We value honoring God even above our relationships.

2. Honor God in the Family
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word” Ephesians 5:25-26.
3. Honor God in work.
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men” Colossians 3:23.
4. Honor God in our finances/wealth.
“Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops”
Proverbs 3:9.
We honor God with our wealth through giving and in stewardship.
“A good man leaves an inheritance for his children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous” Proverbs 13:22.
5. Honor God by honoring our parents.
“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you”
Exodus 20:12.

WE HONOR GOD IN EVERYTHING WE DO.
We are all called by God to honor him. He is pleased when our only desire is to honor Him.

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