Give Honour to Our God

STRENGTH FOR MY DAYS 
A Daily Devotional by Bishop David Bakare

Give Honour to Our God

Friday, 13 September

 

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: 3 If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. 4 For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. 5 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. 6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: 7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) 8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

 

MORE LESSON: 1 Corinthians 10:31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Honour God and you will qualify for unimaginable honour from Him. God's honour is to live to honour Him. In 1 Samuel 2:3 He said: honour me I will honour.

How then can you honour God?

When you believe in Jesus Christ His only Son, you honour God who sent Him to die for your salvation. Faith honours God and qualifies one for eternal honour. 1 John 3:23 says: And this is his commandment that we could believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. Living according to His word honours God.

When whatever He says to you becomes a commandment that you fulfil with joy and excitement, then you qualify for divine honour. 1John 3:22 says: Thereafter, whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments....

When you meticulously avoid the things that God hates, and you walk in righteousness and holiness before Him, doing only what is just and right in His sight, then you honour God. He knows it, and will honour you as he did concerning His servant Job. When God was speaking to Satan about Job, He was like a father whose son had just graduated from the University with first class. This was because he lived to honour God as recorded in Job 1:8: And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?

When you give the best portion of your time in honouring God in worship, prayer and meditation, He will honour you in return. Matthew 6:6 instructs us: But when thou prayest ...pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

When you prioritize what is important to God like soul-winning and world mission, and you are passionately committed God, He will honour you with great results (Mark 16:19-20).

When you love the house of God, the place of His sanctuary and you are eager to build, maintain and beautify it, then you honour God and He will honour you. Psalm 26:8 says: LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house,....

You honour God when you gladly give Him your substance, pay your tithes promptly, your offerings generously and sacrifice your precious goods when God so demands, then you qualify for divine honour and abundance. Proverbs 3:9-10 admonishes us: Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty,....

Beloved, these are some of the ways you can honour the Lord. May the Holy Spirit will teach and lead you on how best to do it. Make it your pursuit to always honour the Lord, and it shall be well with you.

 

Prayer/Action

* Give thanks to God for His word.

*Ask the Lord to circumcise your heart, that you may love and honour Him all the days of your life.

* Ask God to honour you in this world and eternally.

 

TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER: Today, the LORD shall increase my greatness and comfort me on every side, in the mighty name of Jesus.

 

TODAY’S FASTING FOCUS: All-round blessing; Genesis 24:1; 1 King 8:56