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The Weight of Honor During my last trip to Argentina, I shared a
message about the weight of honor. Today I want to share some of those thoughts
with my Harvest family. We live in a world where things are replaced easily and
people are often treated like they don’t matter. But God’s Kingdom works
differently. It is built on honor.
In the Bible, the Hebrew word kabed
means “to give weight” or “to recognize greatness.” The Greek word timē
means “value” or “esteem.” To honor God means to give Him the weight He
deserves. To honor others means to see them with the value that God gives them.
God once said through the prophet Isaiah: “Because this people approaches Me with their
words
Jesus later repeated this verse to show that
real honor doesn’t come from words but from the heart. True honor happens when
God matters more than our emotions, pride, or opinions.
God also said, “For those who honor Me I will honor, and
those who despise Me will be lightly esteemed.”— 1 Samuel 2:30 (NASB)
He said this to Eli, a priest who respected
his sons more than God. Eli allowed wrong things to continue in the temple, and
God corrected him. The message is clear: God honors those who honor Him.
Honoring God means obeying Him, even when it’s hard. It means trusting Him with
our time, our decisions, and our resources. Every time we choose to obey,
heaven responds.
But honor is not only about our relationship
with God. It’s also about how we treat people. — Romans 12:10 says,
“Be devoted to one another in brotherly love;
give preference to one another in honor.” — Romans 12:10 (NASB)
To honor others means to see them as God sees
them. It means to listen, to forgive, and to show kindness. It’s not pretending
that people are perfect, but choosing to treat them with value. — Philippians
2:3–4 says,
“Do nothing from selfishness or empty
conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than
yourselves.” — Philippians 2:3–4 (NASB)
Honor is not about power or position. It’s
about humility. It’s about giving weight to God and to people the way He asks
us to.
So today, I want to invite us to be a church
that cultivates honor—a place where God is honored above all, and where
people are treated with the value He gave them. Let’s honor God in our worship,
in our obedience, and in our daily choices. And let’s honor one another with
love, respect, and grace.
When we live this way—honoring God and
honoring each other—His presence fills the house. Heaven touches earth.
Reflection Questions
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