Honouring Others Above Ourselves
Tuesday January 31, 2017
God created us to live as honourable people – honouring God, honouring others, and experiencing the joy of living as a person of dignity and honour. This is the life we are meant to recover as we leave behind addictive and destructive lifestyles.
Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. (Romans 12:10 NIV)
If we are unsure that God exists or believe that God does not exist, then we will determine our own behaviour and be accountable only to keep the laws of the country in which we live. If we break a law, and get caught, as many of us have, then we pay the penalty set by that law for our behaviour. Governments add to, or remove laws, in the belief that the laws will cause the community to honour one another and protect property. However, today’s society seems to be on a collision course with the law and appears to be more interested in their individual rights rather than in the common good of society. Life, without God in it, does not lead to honouring one another above ourselves.
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good. All have turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one. (Psalm 14:1, 3 NIV)
When someone asked Jesus which of God’s laws was most important, Jesus replied: Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence.’ This is the most important, the first on any list. But there is a second to set alongside it: ‘Love others as well as you love yourself.’ (Matthew 22:37-39 MSG)
God knows the best way for us to live. He’s given us life principles in the Bible that show us how to act in honourable ways towards others. When we invite God to come and live in us, He gives us the strength we need to put those habits of honouring and respecting into practice in our daily lives.
PRAYER: Dear God, My desire is to live in a way that honours You and others. I ask You now to give me the will and desire to follow Your principles in all I do and say. AMEN
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