Psalm 62:7—My salvation and my honor depend on God; He is my mighty rock, my refuge.
Honor seems to be a lost concept in these decaying days. As she declines cynicism ascends to ravage our land. People watch their heroes fall to lust, haughtiness and hypocrisy to the point that scandal has become ho-hum. Of course this makes sense for honor cannot be owned long by anything infected by sin. When people conclude it is hopeless to live a virtuous life they must find some means to justify their tainted tastes. Rather than fight an insatiable flesh some condone it as natural and reinvent virtue in defiled ways. "They plot injustice and say, 'We have devised a perfect plan!' Surely the mind and heart of man are cunning" (Psalm 64:6). Whenever evil is called good understand that honor is despised as intolerant. Thus, the mother who decries the neighborhood pedophile is labeled by sexual deviants as hateful.
True honor must come from Truth and only Jesus claimed this title (John 14:6). He backed up His claim by living perfectly. Therefore, we gain our honor by gaining Christ. We fellowship with His honorable Father through His merit and not our own. Jesus challenges us to deny ourselves so we can be free of our selfishness and set our eyes on God. He showed us how to live. He sent His Spirit to help us be like Him.
When we call ourselves Christians, we associate ourselves with Christ. To live dishonorably is to slander His holy name. To live through His power is to generate light that brings hope to those trapped in darkness. You don’t have to be greatly gifted or famous to be honorable. God can use you in the humblest of settings and obscure places to further His kingdom if you will commit to doing your best wherever you are for His glory. This is honor.
Homage Lord we give to You Who made us by Your perfect will.
Our dignity was bought by grace when all our sins Your blood erased.
Noble Light, Your love proclaimed; from our darkness we were saved!
Only You deserve the words, “King of kings and Lord of lords!”
Reverence woven rich by awe for You are worthy over all!
Something to think about . . . in reveration!
Inspiration
We pay God honor and reverence, not for His sake (because He is of Himself full of glory to which no creature can add anything), but for our own sake.—Thomas Aquinas
