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[realtmg]

God Honors Those Who Honor Him

For those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed. (1 Samuel 2:30b)

One of the many truths of the kingdom of God is that if we will honor God, He will honor us. If, however, we dare to treat Him disrespectfully, we will also be treated as least in His kingdom. The initiative rests with us. Our response to God determines His response to us.

Eli had been the priest of Israel for many years, and he knew the standards for righteous living that God required. Yet Eli faced a dilemma, for his sons were living in direct opposition to God. As their father, Eli had to decide whom he would honor. He could not defer to his immoral and ungodly sons and also exalt the God he served. By default, Eli chose to honor his sons, for he did not insist that their behavior conform to God's standards. Eli would have pleaded that he still loved God but that he simply could not bring honor to God with his family. Yet God viewed Eli's behavior differently (1 Sam. 3:13 14). Eli revealed his own heart when he failed to honor God before the people of Israel by the way he dealt with his sons. This is why God punished Eli and his sons severely (1 Sam. 4:17 18).

God is not pleased if you praise Him at church but not at your workplace. It is not acceptable for you to revere God when you are with other Christians but not in your school or neighborhood. He expects you to honor Him completely, with your words, with your actions, with your life. If you honor Him, He will honor you.

Luv Ya


Real

[Mackenaw]

Hello Real and Everyone

God bless you this day.

Powerful message in the story of Eli and his sons, and also in the story of the person,Samuel. One well worth the read, that is for sure.

I've always been struck by how Eli's sons behaved -- total disregard for God and the honor in serving God, and totally consumed by self gain; displayed in some of the most evil ways.

Has me think: if God tells us to warn and staunchly correct another, if we withhold or hesitate because of some kind of allegiance -- even parental love, close friendships, etc. -- when we then convey the correction from an hesitant heart, His power is diluted (watered down) because of our own divided heart.

Very timely message you shared with us there, Real.

Thank You Holy Spirit.

God bless and keep you.
Love,
Mack

[Mackenaw]

Hello again

I had to return to this Topic, and add the following.

As we near The End, we're going to have plenty of opportunities of testing by the Lord, and lots of temptations by the enemy of our souls.

I confess that sometimes I do hesitate to warn others because I know they are not going to happily receive what I have to share with them, but instead are gonna resent it. Wow!!!

We all say we want to operate in the Gifts given us by God, but do we really?
I know that at times I am guilty of wanting to know my gifts more than actually operate in them. Oh, I can usually talk myself out of conveying certain things given me by Word of Knowledge or Word of Wisdom, because I'll start thinking ...but, if I'm wrong, they may never speak to me again. And usually if one person stops talking to you, more will follow. However, if what was shared was God's Truth, even if they stop talking with me or another, the seeds of Truth will not come back void, but will find fertile soil -- the law of harvest of God. Hallelujah!!!

It is time I and we not hesitate. If we know our heart is full of love towards God and the person (fruit check), we should not hesitate to the point of talking ourselves out of delivering the message. If after prayer we continue to discern/sense/feel He wants us to share the message, we must. If we choose not to, in order to preserve our relationship with the person only, we are guilty of glorying in man's flesh, as opposed to glorying in God.

Thank You Lord for the revelation and the correction.

My loving another is not dependent on them loving me in return, but on God's love flowing through me.

God is so very Good.

God bless and keep you.
Love,
Mack

[realtmg]

Amen Mack.

GBU sis

Real