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The Joy Of Being Honoured

Thursday June 7, 2018

It is nice to be appreciated for something that we have done or achieved.  It is a natural and normal human desire to be valued and honoured for who we are. 

Both riches and honor come from You, and You reign over all.  In Your hand is power and might; In Your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all. (1 Chronicles 29:12 NKJV)

When parents or care givers neglected our basic needs or caused harm to us in some way, we lost respect for them.  As the years passed we withdrew emotionally or physically from them and started to seek our worth in someone or something else.  We got lost in a desperate search for affirmation and approval.  When we ended up in bondage to our addiction, we seldom did anything that others would consider as honourable. 

Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.  (Acts 3:19 NLT)

We may find it difficult to see value in ourselves because we know we are flawed persons.  However, our flaws are no surprise to God.  Just as a skilled artist can restore a valuable old painting to its original luster, so God can restore our true beauty and worth.


If you keep yourself pure, you will be a special utensil for honorable use.  Your life will be clean, and you will be ready for the Master to use you for every good work. (Acts 3:19 NIV, 2 Timothy 2:21 NLT)


As we give our will and our life over to the care of God, He honours us by giving us new life.  When we are spiritually born again, as Jesus said we must be, we begin to live our lives in the honour that God has given us as His beloved children.  Shame goes away, and dignity comes.  What joy!!


Prayer: Heavenly Father, Take me, flaws and all, and restore me to my true beauty and worth.  I want the new life you offer me – sins erased, clean and ready for every good work.  Thank you for the great love you lavish on me.  I am honoured to be called a child of God.  Amen

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