Honouring Others Above Ourselves
Friday June 8, 2018
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.
Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. (Romans 12:10 NIV)
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 fills us with the love and strength we need to put His ways of honouring and respecting others into practice in our daily lives.
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)
Governments make 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 individual rights rather than in honouring God and living in a way that honours the common good. It’s no wonder so many of us find ourselves in trouble, because life without God does not lead to honouring others 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)
God invites us to choose to honour Him, honour others, and in doing so, find the dignity and respect we long to experience.
Prayer: Gracious God, My desire is to live in a way that honours You and others. I ask You to give me the will and desire to follow Your principles in all I do and say, so I may experience Your good, pleasing and perfect will for my life. Amen
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