“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).
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.
What does it mean to honor God?“Exalt the LORD our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy”
Psalm 99:5
“These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me”
Matthew 15:8.
“`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.
WE HONOR GOD IN EVERYTHING WE DO.1.Honor God in church.We value honoring God even above our relationships.
2. Honor God in the Family3. Honor God in work.“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 5:25-26.4. Honor God in our finances/wealth.“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men” Colossians 3:23.We honor God with our wealth through giving and in stewardship.“Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops”
Proverbs 3:9.5. Honor God by honoring our parents.“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.“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 are all called by God to honor him. He is pleased when our only desire is to honor Him.
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