The believer is to love by giving preference to other believers. The word honor (time) means to reverence, respect, esteem. The word “preferring” means to go before, to lead, to set an example. The change is clear: the believer is to take the lead an esteeming and expressing respect for others.
Imagine a church full of believers with each taking the lead in esteeming and honouring the other. What a picture of true love and care, of real warmth and tenderness, of great strength and manliness.
How needed this exhortation is in the church and among believers. How many are hurt … how many have launched out to stir up trouble … how much divisiveness has been caused because a brother or sister was …
. Overlooked . Not honoured – Not esteemed – Not thanked – Not recognized – Not given a position – Not given a right – Not given a place – Not shown apperception.
Romans 12:3 “For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.”
2 Corinthians 9:8
“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.”
What a powerful promise! If we are willing to generously share with others in the name of Jesus as the apostle Paul discusses in the previous two verses, we will have what we need and our lives will be full of good deeds that bring glory to God.
So let's remind ourselves of one the very first lessons we should have learned as young children: share! Only this time, as children of God, let's share in the name of Jesus to bless others so they may come to his grace.
Evangelism
"It is morally impossible to exercise trust in God while there is failure to wait upon Him for guidance and direction.
The man who does not learn to wait upon the Lord and have his thoughts molded by Him will never possess that steady purpose and calm trust, which is essential to the exercise of wise influence upon others, in times of crisis and difficulty." - D. E. Hoste
Imagine a church full of believers with each taking the lead in esteeming and honouring the other. What a picture of true love and care, of real warmth and tenderness, of great strength and manliness.
How needed this exhortation is in the church and among believers. How many are hurt … how many have launched out to stir up trouble … how much divisiveness has been caused because a brother or sister was …
. Overlooked . Not honoured – Not esteemed – Not thanked – Not recognized – Not given a position – Not given a right – Not given a place – Not shown apperception.
Romans 12:3 “For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.”
2 Corinthians 9:8
“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.”
What a powerful promise! If we are willing to generously share with others in the name of Jesus as the apostle Paul discusses in the previous two verses, we will have what we need and our lives will be full of good deeds that bring glory to God.
So let's remind ourselves of one the very first lessons we should have learned as young children: share! Only this time, as children of God, let's share in the name of Jesus to bless others so they may come to his grace.
Evangelism
"It is morally impossible to exercise trust in God while there is failure to wait upon Him for guidance and direction.
The man who does not learn to wait upon the Lord and have his thoughts molded by Him will never possess that steady purpose and calm trust, which is essential to the exercise of wise influence upon others, in times of crisis and difficulty." - D. E. Hoste
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