Words of Honour
No New Year's honours list this year. But this episode explains why honouring is something we can ALL do EVERY DAY.
WORDS OF HONOUR
Honour one another before yourselves - Romans 12:10
To honor someone is to build them up, to give them a sense of their worth. Prevailing culture teaches us our worth is weighed by worldly measures. And so, "honoring" becomes hero worship—elevating those good at projecting worldly success and marginalizing those of us with flawed lives, with failures in our past, or who are simply unable or unwilling to devote enough effort to convincing the world of our success. This type of "honoring" is not what God intends. We lead each other astray when we engage in it, because the focus is so wrong.
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things - Colossians 3:2
To honor someone as God intends is to build them up and give them a sense of their true worth. It’s trying to see them as God sees them. It’s pushing right through the confusion of worldly measures—successes, failures, talents, faults, wealth, poverty, titles, appearances—looking for evidence of what God has done in and through them, and what he’s doing currently. And, finally, most importantly, it’s telling them what we see. Our edifying, encouraging words to one another are gifts from God. He allows us to give them to one another . . . and we must.
Do it now
Ask God to help you see those around you as he sees them. Look for how he’s working in and through them.
And . . . then . . . tell . . . them.
Tell them what you see.
We men tend to struggle with the telling. We can be married for years, or in community with other men for years, and never simply tell those closest to us what we see in them. So, pick someone this week and tell them what you see. Honor them with a glimpse of his/her true worth.
And . . . then . . . tell . . . them.
Tell them what you see.
We men tend to struggle with the telling. We can be married for years, or in community with other men for years, and never simply tell those closest to us what we see in them. So, pick someone this week and tell them what you see. Honor them with a glimpse of his/her true worth.
From Justin Camp at WiRE/Gather Ministries
ASCEND SUMMIT 23
With only a few weeks to go, be sure to sign up for our annual Ascend Summit which takes place on Saturday 25th Feb. Last year we were almost at capacity in the C3 Centre so book your place now to make sure you don't miss out. As last year, we'll have delicious food, a live & loud worship band, inspiring messages from local and visiting speakers and some hilarious banter. Though we promise not to phone any of your wives from the stage this year. You needed to be there to get that one!
Please don't leave it to the last minute. Click here to sign-up now.
